Coral health on reefs near mining sites in New Caledonia

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 165-173

  Heintz, T ^a   Haapkyla J ^b   Gilbert, A ^a  

^a Ginger Soproner   (New Caledonia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algal overgrowth; Coral disease; Mining; New Caledonia; Sediment damage

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CORAL REEF; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MINING; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA];

ACROPORIDAE; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; PORITIDAE;

WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; CORAL REEF; MINING; NEW CALEDONIA; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CORAL REEFS; MINING; NEW CALEDONIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84937888755     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02884     Document Type: Article

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