Biodiversity of the white coral reefs in the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean)

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Tursi, A ^a   Mastrototaro, F ^a   Matarrese, A ^a   Maiorano, P ^a   D'Onghia, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Deep water coral reef; Deep water fauna; Ionian Sea; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BIOCOENOSIS; BIODIVERSITY; CORAL REEF; DEEP WATER;

IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; DESMOPHYLLUM; DESMOPHYLLUM CRISTAGALLI; EUNICE; EUNICE NORVEGICA; LOPHELIA PERTUSA; MADREPORA OCULATA; POLYCHAETA; STENOCYATHUS VERMIFORMIS;

EID: 5044248908     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540310001629170     Document Type: Article

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