Reef morphology and invertebrate distribution at continental shelf edge reefs in the South Atlantic Bight

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-206

  Fraser, Sarah B ^a,b   Sedberry, George R ^c  

^a School of Business and Economics   (United States)

^b Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary ^*  (United States)

^c Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; IRCINIA CAMPANA; MURICEA PENDULA; PORIFERA; STICHOPATHES;

EID: 46149098330     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2008)7[191:RMAIDA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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