Bivalve distribution on coral carpets in the Northern Bay of Safaga (Red Sea, Egypt) and its relation to environmental parameters

Facies

Volumn , Issue 37, 1997, Pages 183-194

  Zuschin, Martin ^a   Piller, Werner E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bivalve habitats; Coral assemblages; Environmental gradient; Giant oysters; Light; Northern Red Sea; Recent; Substrate; Suspension feeders; Suspension load; Zooxanthellate bivalves

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; CHAMOIDEA; HYOTISSA HYOTIS; LOPHA CRISTAGALLI; OSTREIDAE; TRIDACNA MAXIMA;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FILTER FEEDERS;

EGYPT, BAY OF SAFAGA;

EID: 0031463093     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02537378     Document Type: Article

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