Morphology and growth of the deep-water gorgonians Primnoa resedaeformis and Paragorgia arborea

Marine Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 775-788

  Mortensen, Pål B ^a   Buhl Mortensen, Lene ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; CURRENT VELOCITY; DEEP-SEA ORGANISM; GROWTH; HABITAT SELECTION; MORPHOLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA; PARAGORGIA ARBOREA; PRIMNOA RESEDAEFORMIS;

EID: 21844443375     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-1604-y     Document Type: Article

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