Decadal environmental ‘memory’ in a reef coral?

Marine Biology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 479-483

  Brown, B E ^a,b   Dunne, R P ^c   Edwards, A J ^a   Sweet, M J ^d   Phongsuwan, N ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

^c West Briscoe   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (Thailand)

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EID: 84925493419     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: 14321793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-014-2596-2     Document Type: Article

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