Species composition and patterns of diversity of macroalgal coralligenous assemblages in the north-western Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-22

  Piazzi, L ^a   Balata, D ^b   Cecchi, E ^c   Cinelli, F ^a   Sartoni, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Agenzia Regionale Per la Protezione Ambientale (ARPAT)   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Coralligenous assemblages; Macroalgae; Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CORAL REEF; CORALLINE ALGA; MACROALGA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

CHLOROPHYTA; CORALLINALES; MESOPHYLLUM ALTERNANS; RHODOPHYTA; STRAMENOCHROMA;

EID: 77449141081     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930903377547     Document Type: Article

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