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Nutrient status in coral reefs of the Îles Eparses (Scattered Islands): comparison to nearby reefs subject to higher anthropogenic influences (Mozambique Channel and Mascarenes, Indian Ocean) Cover

Nutrient status in coral reefs of the Îles Eparses (Scattered Islands): comparison to nearby reefs subject to higher anthropogenic influences (Mozambique Channel and Mascarenes, Indian Ocean)

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
Volume 40 (2011): Issue 3 (September 2011)
By: Catherine Riaux-Gobin,  Andrzej Witkowski,  Pablo Saenz-Agudelo,  Jacques Neveux,  Louise Oriol and  Gilles Vétion  
Open Access
|Aug 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-011-0033-4 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
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Language: English
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Published on: Aug 24, 2011
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Keywords:
Eparses atolls,
Mascarenes,
Comores,
coral reef lagoons,
nutrient status
Related subjects:
Chemistry,
Chemistry, other,
Geosciences,
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Life sciences,
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