Characteristics of a black coral meadow in the twilight zone of the central Mediterranean Sea

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 397, Issue , 2009, Pages 53-61

  Bo, M ^a   Bavestrello, G ^a   Canese, S ^b   Giusti, M ^b   Salvati, E ^b   Angiolillo, M ^b   Greco, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Black corals; Deep corals; Population structure; Rov imaging; Twilight zone

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CORAL; MEADOW; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; TWILIGHT;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF MESSINA;

ANTHOZOA; ANTIPATHARIA; GORGONIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 74049084472     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08185     Document Type: Article

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