Modeling vertical coral connectivity and mesophotic refugia

Coral Reefs

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 23-37

  Holstein, Daniel M ^a,b   Paris, Claire B ^a   Vaz, Ana C ^a   Smith, Tyler B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef resilience; Ecological modeling; Mesophotic coral ecosystems; Population connectivity; Refugia

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; LARVA; PERSISTENCE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REFUGIUM; SURVIVORSHIP;

LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ANTHOZOA; PORITES ASTREOIDES;

EID: 84958776557     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-015-1339-2     Document Type: Article

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