Variation in biometry and population density of solitary corals with solar radiation and sea surface temperature in the Mediterranean Sea

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 351-361

  Goffredo, Stefano ^a   Caroselli, Erik ^a   Pignotti, Elettra ^b   Mattioli, Guido ^c   Zaccanti, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Taskforce for Statistical Analysis   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Porretta Terme   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIOMETRY; CALCIFICATION; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION DENSITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOLAR RADIATION; SYMBIONT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; BALANOPHYLLIA EUROPAEA; LEPTOPSAMMIA PRUVOTI;

EID: 34547120436     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0695-z     Document Type: Article

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