Colony architecture of Millepora dichotoma Forskal

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 225-235

  Vago, R ^a   Achituv, Y ^a   Vaky, L ^a   Dubinsky, Z ^a   Kizner, Z ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Architectural development; Breakage; Depth distribution; Millepora dichotoma; Morphotype; Sedimentation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

COLONY ARCHITECTURE; CORAL COLONY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH FORM; MORPHOTYPE;

ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; ENERGY; GROWTH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT;

ISRAEL, GULF OF ELAT;

HYDROZOA; MILLEPORA DICHOTOMA;

EID: 0031966838     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00203-7     Document Type: Article

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