Changes in Kenyan coral reef community structure and function due to exploitation

Hydrobiologia - Tập 166 Số 3 - Trang 269-276 - 1988
Tim R. McClanahan1, Nyawira A. Muthiga2
1Coral Reef Conservation Project, Mombasa, Kenya
2Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Mombasa, Kenya

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