Coral reef sustainability through adaptation: Glimmer of hope or persistent mirage?

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 127-133

  Hoegh Guldberg, Ove ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CORAL REEF; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PERSISTENCE; SURVIVAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOLERANCE;

EID: 84896036818     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2014.01.005     Document Type: Review

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