Mathematical modelling for conservation and management of gorgonians corals: youngs and olds, could they coexist?

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 2851-2856

  Bramanti, Lorenzo ^a   Iannelli, Mimmo ^b   Santangelo, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Density dependence; ECEM07; Matrix population models; Octocorals; Red coral; Suspension feeders

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECEM07; MATRIX POPULATION MODELS; OCTOCORALS; RED CORAL; SUSPENSION FEEDERS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; DYNAMIC MODELS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; EMPLOYMENT; FEEDING; HARVESTING; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

MATRIX ALGEBRA;

AGE STRUCTURE; BATHYMETRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COEXISTENCE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENERGY FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HARVESTING; MARINE RESOURCE; MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYP; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; CORALLIUM RUBRUM; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA;

EID: 70350043321     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.01.031     Document Type: Article

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