Seasonal module dynamics of Turbinaria triquetra (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) in the southern Red Sea

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 5: Water Pollution

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 990-1001

  Ateweberhan, Mebrahtu ^a,b   Henrich Bruggemann, J ^c   Breeman, Anneke M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ASMARA   (Eritrea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Density; Growth rate; Intraspecific competition; Module density; Module dynamics; Primary axes; Reproduction; Temperature; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ALGA; FERTILITY; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ALGAE; FUCALES; PHAEOPHYCEAE; TURBINARIA (PHAEOPHYCEAE);

EID: 33947329138     PISSN: 14336863     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00258.x     Document Type: Article

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