Age and size at first reproduction in the commercially exploited red coral Corallium rubrum (L.) in the Marseilles area (France, NW Mediterranean)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 391-397

  Torrents, O ^a   Garrabou, J ^a   Marschal, C ^a   Harmelin, J G ^a  

^a STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

Growth rings; Maturity; NW Mediterranean; Octocorallia; Red coral

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CORAL; LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

BOUCHES-DU-RHONE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MARSEILLES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALCYONARIA; ANTHOZOA; CORALLIUM; CORALLIUM RUBRUM;

EID: 4344684715     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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