Recruitment, early survival and growth of the Mediterranean red coral Corallium rubrum (L 1758), a 4-year study

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 314, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-78

  Bramanti, Lorenzo ^a   Magagnini, Giampaolo ^a   De Maio, Lucio ^b   Santangelo, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Tuscany Environmental Agency   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial substrates; Corallium rubrum; Growth rate; Life history; Octocorals; Recruitment; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

CORAL; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RECRUITMENT; SURVIVAL;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; CORALLIUM RUBRUM;

EID: 11844294699     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.08.029     Document Type: Article

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