Scleractinian corals from Lebanon, Eastern Mediterranean, including a non-lessepsian invading species (Cnidaria: Scleractinia)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 227-231

  Bitar, Ghazi ^a   Zibrowius, Helmut ^b  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

Alien species; Lebanon; Levant area; Scleractinia

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; OCULINA PATAGONICA; SCLERACTINIA;

CORAL; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, (EAST);

EID: 0031402987     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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