Patterns of octocoral and black coral distribution in the oceanic barrier reef-complex of Providencia island, southwestern Caribbean

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 250-264

  Sánchez, Juan A ^a,b   Zea, Sven ^a   Díaz, Juan M ^a  

^a Inst de Invest Marinas y C   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER REEF; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL; HABITAT STRUCTURE;

CARIBBEAN SEA; COLOMBIA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0345104349     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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