Spatiotemporal bioerosion patterns in deep-water scleractinians from off Santa Maria di Leuca (Apulia, Ionian Sea)

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 458-470

  Beuck, L ^a   Freiwald, A ^a   Taviani, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Deep water corals; Endobionts; Ichnocoenosis; Mediterranean; Succession; Traces

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION PROCESS; BIOEROSION; BORING SPONGES; DEAD ZONES; DEEP-WATER CORALS; DEEPWATER; FAST GROWTH RATE; FORAMINIFERS; IONIAN SEA; STRONG CURRENTS; THREE ZONES; WATER COLUMNS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BORING; DEGRADATION; FUNGI; SOIL MECHANICS;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOEROSION; CORAL REEF; DEEP WATER; GROWTH RATE; ICHNOLOGY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUCCESSION; WATER COLUMN;

CAPO SANTA MARIA DI LEUCA; ITALY; LECCE; PUGLIA;

ANNELIDA; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESMOPHYLLUM DIANTHUS; DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS; FORAMINIFERA; FUNGI; LOPHELIA PERTUSA; MADREPORA OCULATA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 77649272944     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.08.019     Document Type: Article

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