Biogeography, Biodiversity and Connectivity of Bermuda’s Coral Reefs

Coral Reefs of the World

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages 153-172

  Locke, Jan M ^a   Coates, Kathryn A ^a   Bilewitch, Jaret P ^b   Holland, Lyndsey P ^c   Pitt, Joanna M ^d   Smith, Struan R ^e   Trapido Rosenthal, Henry G ^f  

^a Marine Ecology Section   (Bermuda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d Marine Resources Section   (Bermuda)

^e Bermuda Aquarium Museum & Zoo   (Bermuda)

^f CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Band Disease; Coral Reef; Pelagic Larval Duration; Population Connectivity; Reef Fish

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976239951     PISSN: 2213719X     EISSN: 22137203     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5965-7_12     Document Type: Chapter

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