Sabaki River sediment load and coral stress: correlation between sediments and condition of the Malindi-Watamu reefs in Kenya (Indian Ocean)
Marine BiologyPublished 1 December 1993
Marieke M. van Katwijk, Noah Meier, Ruud van Loon, E. M. van Hove, Wim Giesen, G. van der Velde
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A combined coral stress indicator involving all three factors was shown to have a clear relationship with terrigenous sediment loading and provided a rapid means of field evaluation of the effects of sediment stress on stony corals.
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