Morphological responses of a cup coral to environmental gradients

Sarsia

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 319-330

  Bell, James J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caryophyllia smithii; Competition; Cup coral; Growth; Lough Hyne; Morphology; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CARYOPHYLLIA; CARYOPHYLLIA SMITHII;

EID: 0037038720     PISSN: 00364827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00364820260400825     Document Type: Article

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