Effects of a mass mortality event on gorgonian reproduction

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-34

  Linares, C ^a,b   Coma, R ^a   Zabala, M ^c  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Injury; NW Mediterranean; Octocoral; Partial mortality; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FECUNDITY; INJURY; MASS MORTALITY; POLYP; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; PARAMURICEA CLAVATA;

EID: 38649087931     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0285-z     Document Type: Article

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