On the occurrence, structure and distribution of deep-water Cystoseira (Phaeophyceae) populations in the Port-Cros National Park (north-western Mediterranean)

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-273

  Hereu, Bernat ^a,b,c   Mangialajo, Luisa ^a,d   Ballesteros, Enric ^e   Thibaut, Thierry ^a  

^a Laboratoire Environnement Marin Littoral   (France)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Cystoseira; Deep water algae; Mediterranean; Population structure

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEEP WATER; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HETEROGENEITY; NATIONAL PARK; PARTITIONING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SIZE STRUCTURE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HYERES ISLANDS; PORT CROS ISLAND; PORT CROS NATIONAL PARK; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; VAR; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; CYSTOSEIRA; CYSTOSEIRA FUNKII; CYSTOSEIRA SPINOSA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 50249121182     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260801930330     Document Type: Article

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