Biology and Ecology of Corals and Fishes on the Bermuda Platform

Coral Reefs of the World

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages 135-151

  Smith, Struan R ^a   de Putron, Samantha ^b   Murdoch, Thad J T ^c   Pitt, Joanna M ^d   Nagelkerken, Ivan ^e  

^a Museum and Zoo   (Bermuda)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^c Bermuda Zoological Society   (Bermuda)

^d Marine Resources Section   (Bermuda)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ocean Acidification; Patch Reef; Proxy Signal; Reef Fish; Reef Zone

Indexed keywords

EID: 85199429387     PISSN: 2213719X     EISSN: 22137203     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5965-7_11     Document Type: Chapter

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