History, ecology and trends for artificial reefs of the Ligurian sea, Italy

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 580, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 193-217

  Relini, G ^a   Relini, M ^a   Palandri, G ^a   Merello, S ^a   Beccornia, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial habitat; Benthos; Biomass; Fishes; Visual census

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONES; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS;

ARTIFICIAL HABITATS; BENTHOS; VISUAL CENSUS;

OCEAN HABITATS;

ALGA; ARTIFICIAL REEF; BIODIVERSITY; CENSUS; COASTAL WATER; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOTOURISM; FOOD SUPPLY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROBENTHOS; SEAWEED; TRAWLING;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; CAULERPA; CAULERPA AGARDH; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA; PISCES;

EID: 33947519209     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0453-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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