Biomass, Carbonate standing stock and production of the mediterranean coral cladocora caespitosa (L.)

Facies

Volumn , Issue 44, 2001, Pages 75-80

  Peirano, Andrea ^a   Morri, Carla ^b   Bianchi, C Nike ^a   Rodolfo Metalpa, Riccardo ^a  

^a ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; CaCO3 production; Carbonate standing stock; Cladocora caespitosa; Mediterranean; Organic production; Recent; Scleractinia

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; BIOMASS; CALCITE; CARBONATE; CORAL; SEDIMENTATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; CLADOCORA CAESPITOSA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0034932416     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02668168     Document Type: Article

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