A qualitative and quantitative analysis of the evolution of macroalgal vegetation on an artificial reef with anti-grazing nets (Loano-Ligurian Sea)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Falace, A ^a   Bressan, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algal colonization; Antigrazing nets; Biomass; Mar Ligure; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; MACROALGA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ALGAE; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 0036803432     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2002.1278     Document Type: Conference Paper

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