Confronting the coral reef crisis

David R. Bellwood; Terry P. Hughes; Carl Folke; Magnus Nyström

doi:10.1038/nature02691

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Coral reefReefResilience of coral reefsBiodiversityEcologyCoral reef organizationsEcosystemGeographyCoral reef protectionDominance (genetics)Environmental resource managementAquaculture of coralVulnerability (computing)FisheryBiologyEnvironmental science

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Year: 2004
Type: review
Volume: 429
Issue: 6994
Pages: 827-833
Citations: 3316
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                                    David R. Bellwood, 
                                
                                    Terry P. Hughes, 
                                
                                    Carl Folke
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2004). 
                            Confronting the coral reef crisis. 
                            Nature
                            , 429
                            (6994)
                            , 827-833.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature02691
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature02691