Morphological analysis of growth forms of branching marine sessile organisms along environmental gradients

Marine Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 295-306

  Kaandorp, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GROWTH FORM; MORPHOLOGY; SESSILE SPECIES; WATER FLOW;

ANTHOZOA; HALICLONA OCULATA; HYDROZOA; MILLEPORA ALCICORNIS; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; PORIFERA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0032781759     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050547     Document Type: Article

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