Reproductive ecology of a deep-water scleractinian coral, Oculina varicosa, from the southeast Florida shelf

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 847-858

  Brooke, Sandra ^a   Young, Craig M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ahermatypic; Coral; Florida; Fort Pierce (27 32.54 N, 79 58.73 W); Marine reserve; Reef; Reproduction; USA

Indexed keywords

CORAL; ECOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORAL; DEEP WATER; ECOLOGY; REEF; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLORIDA SHELF;

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; OCULINA; OCULINA VARICOSA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0037933307     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(03)00080-3     Document Type: Article

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