3-D distribution of nongeniculate corallinales: A case study from a reef crest of South Sinai (Red Sea, Egypt)

Coral Reefs

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 881-891

  Caragnano, A ^a   Colombo, F ^a   Rodondi, G ^b   Basso, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gulf of Aqaba; Nongeniculate Corallinales; Reef crest; Visual census

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE INDEX; ALGA; CORAL REEF; DOMINANCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH FORM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; SINAI;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CORALLINALES; HYDROLITHON ONKODES; LITHOPHYLLUM KOTSCHYANUM; NEOGONIOLITHON; SPOROLITHON;

EID: 70350608019     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-009-0524-6     Document Type: Article

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