Spatial, temporal and taxonomic variation in coral growth-implications for the structure and function of coral reef ecosystems

Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 215-295

  Pratchett, Morgan S ^a   Anderson, Kristen D ^a   Hoogenboom, Mia O ^a   Widman, Elizabeth ^b   Baird, Andrew H ^a   Pandolfi, John M ^c   Edmunds, Peter J ^d   Lough, Janice M ^a,e  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

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EID: 84969676375     PISSN: 00783218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1201/b18733     Document Type: Chapter

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