Relationships between water motion and size-specific survivorship and growth of the demosponge Amphimedon compressa

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 375, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 51-56

  Mercado Molina, Alex E ^a   Yoshioka, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Amphimedon compressa; Size specific growth; Size specific survivorship; Sponge; Tropical Storm; Water motion

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REEF; SPONGE; STORM; SURVIVORSHIP; WAVE ACTION; WAVE ENERGY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; LA PARGUERA; PUERTO RICO;

AMPHIMEDON; AMPHIMEDON COMPRESSA;

EID: 67649111967     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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