Population dynamics and overgrowth of the sea fan Eunicella cavolini (Coelenterata: Octocorallia)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 583-595

  Weinbauer, Markus G ^a,b   Velimirov, Branko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

gorgonians; Mediterranean Sea; mortality; overgrowth; population dynamics; recruitment

Indexed keywords

ALCYONARIA; COELENTERATA; EUNICELLA CAVOLINI; GORGONACEA;

COLONIAL ORGANISM; COLONIES; GROWTH; OCTOCORAL; OVERGROWTH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA FAN;

FRANCE, CORSICA, BAY OF CALVI;

EID: 0030131656     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0038     Document Type: Article

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