Fouling reefal communities on artificial reefs: Does age matter?

Biofouling

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-140

  Perkol Finkel, S ^a   Shashar, N ^b   Barneah, O ^a   Ben David Zaslow, R ^a   Oren, U ^a   Reichart, T ^a   Yacobovich, T ^a   Yahel, G ^b   Yahel, R ^b   Benayahu, Y ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

Author keywords

Artificial reefs; Community structure; Coral reefs; Red Sea; Shipwreck

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FOULING; MARINE APPLICATIONS; REEFS; SUBSTRATES; UNDERWATER STRUCTURES;

ARTIFICIAL REEF; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EGYPT; INDIAN OCEAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SHIP; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; EGYPT; INDIAN OCEAN; SHIPS; TIME FACTORS;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 32044473256     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927010500133451     Document Type: Article

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