Applying a Geographical Information System (GIS) to the study of the growth of benthic clonal organisms

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 173, Issue , 1998, Pages 227-235

  Garrabou, Joaquim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic clonal organisms; Geographical Information System; GIS; Growth rates

Indexed keywords

CLONAL ORGANISM; ENCRUSTING ORGANISM; GIS; GROWTH DETERMINATION;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032511963     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps173227     Document Type: Article

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