Benthic community composition on submerged reefs in the central Great Barrier Reef

Coral Reefs

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 569-580

  Roberts, T E ^a   Moloney, J M ^a   Sweatman, H P A ^b   Bridge, T C L ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Cyclone; Depth; Ecosystem monitoring; Submerged reefs; Wave energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939972298     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-015-1261-7     Document Type: Article

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