Ages and growth rates of some deep-sea gorgonian and antipatharian corals of Newfoundland and Labrador

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 142-152

  Sherwood, Owen A ^a   Edinger, Evan N ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CORAL; DATING METHOD; DEEP SEA; GROWTH RATE; LIFE TABLE; SKELETON;

CANADA; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

ACANELLA ARBUSCULA; ANTHOZOA; ANTIPATHARIA; GORGONIA; KERATOISIS; PARAGORGIA ARBOREA; PARAMURICEA; PRIMNOA RESEDAEFORMIS; STAUROPATHES;

EID: 65349092312     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-195     Document Type: Article

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