Corals of the Aleutian Islands

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 131-138

  Heifetz, Jonathan ^a   Wing, Bruce L ^a   Stone, Robert P ^a   Malecha, Patrick W ^a   Courtney, Dean L ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleutian Islands; Coral; Habitat; Species diversity; Sponge

Indexed keywords

CORAL; CORAL REEF; HABITAT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPONGE; ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COLD WATER; ENDEMIC SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; SAMALGA PASS;

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; PORIFERA;

EID: 28344455456     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2005.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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