Coastal sponge communities of the West Indian Ocean: Taxonomic affinities, richness and diversity

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 337-349

  Barnes, David K A ^a,b,d   Bell, James J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Society for Environmental Exploration   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity richness; Madagascar; Mozambique; Sponge; Zonation

Indexed keywords

SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPONGE; TAXONOMY;

INDIAN OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; CALCAREA; CLATHRIA; COELOSPHAERA; DEMOSPONGIAE; INVERTEBRATA; IOTROCHOTA; PORIFERA; XESTOSPONGIA;

EID: 0036890605     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2002.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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