Large gryphaeid oysters as habitats for numerous sclerobionts: A case study from the northern Red Sea

Facies

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 319-327

  Zuschin, Martin ^a   Baal, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bioerosion; Coral reef; Cryptic habitats; Encrustation; Palaeoecology

Indexed keywords

BIOEROSION; BIVALVE; CORAL REEF; ENCRUSTATION; MICROHABITAT; NESTLING; PALEOECOLOGY; SEAFLOOR;

INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ACERVULINIDAE; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ARCIDAE; BIVALVIA; BRYOZOA; CHAMIDAE; CORALLINACEAE; FORAMINIFERA; GRYPHAEIDAE; HYOTISSA HYOTIS; OSTREIDAE; RHODOPHYTA; SCLERACTINIA; SERPULIDAE; SQUAMARIACEAE;

EID: 34447257156     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-007-0110-8     Document Type: Article

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