Cold-water corals in a changing ocean

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 118-126

  Roberts, J Murray ^a,b,c   Cairns, Stephen D ^d  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84893461323     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2014.01.004     Document Type: Review

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