Geologic Setting and Ecological Functioning of Coral Reefs in American Samoa

Coral Reefs of the World

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 741-765

  Birkeland, Charles ^a   Craig, Peter ^b   Fenner, Douglas ^c   Smith, Lance ^a   Kiene, William E ^d   Riegl, Bernhard M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b National Park of American Samoa   (American Samoa)

^c Dept of Mar and Wildlife Resources   (American Samoa)

^d Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary   (American Samoa)

^e NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral Community; Coral Cover; Coral Reef; Pacific Plate; Reef Fish

Indexed keywords

EID: 85199420488     PISSN: 2213719X     EISSN: 22137203     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6847-8_20     Document Type: Chapter

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