Impact of recent coastal development and human activities on Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam: Evidence from a Porites lutea geochemical record

Coral Reefs

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 181-193

  Nguyen, A D ^a,b   Zhao, J x ^a   Feng, Y x ^a   Hu, W p ^a   Yu, K f ^a   Gasparon, M ^a   Pham, T B ^b   Clark, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Institute of Oceanography   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Nha Trang Bay; Pollution; Porites lutea; Rare earth elements; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

BAY; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COLONY; CORAL REEF; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE POLLUTION; TRACE METAL;

NHA TRANG BAY; VIET NAM;

ANTHOZOA; PORITES LUTEA;

EID: 84874813176     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0962-4     Document Type: Article

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