Patterns of coral settlement in an extreme environment: The southern Persian Gulf (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 499, Issue , 2014, Pages 115-126

  Bauman, Andrew G ^a   Baird, Andrew H ^a   Burt, John A ^b   Pratchett, Morgan S ^a   Feary, David A ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arabian Gulf; Climate change; Coral reefs; Coral settlement; Larval supply

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTREME EVENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ARABIAN SEA; DUBAI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84895558031     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10662     Document Type: Article

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