Chemical composition of corals in Saudi Red Sea Coast

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 495-501

  Al Lihaibi, Sultan S ^a   Al Sofyani, Abdulmohsin A ^a   Niaz, G R ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Nutrition; Reef coral

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORAL; FEEDING MECHANISM;

RED SEA COAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

ANTHOZOA; ECHINOPORA GEMMACEA; LOBOPHYLLIA CORYMBOSA; STYLOPHORA PISTILLATA;

EID: 0032076770     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(98)80033-9     Document Type: Article

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