Impacts of multiple disturbances on coral communities at Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, Japan, during a 15 year survey

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 509, Issue , 2014, Pages 171-180

  Harii, Saki ^a   Hongo, Chuki ^a   Ishihara, Mitsunori ^b   Ide, Yoichi ^c   Kayanne, Hajime ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c Oceanic Planning Corporation   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Disturbances; Long term changes

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LINE TRANSECT; POPULATION DECLINE; SEAWATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOLERANCE; TYPHOON;

ISHIGAKI; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS; SAKISHIMA ISLANDS; SHIRAHO REEF; YAEYAMA ISLANDS;

EID: 84907415936     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10890     Document Type: Review

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