Colonization and growth of crustose coralline algae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) on the Rocas Atoll

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 147-156

  Bôas, Alexandre Bigio Villas ^a   Figueiredo, Marcia A de O ^b   Villaça, Roberto Campos ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crustose coralline alga; Growth rates; Rocas Atoll

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950804064     PISSN: 16798759     EISSN: 1982436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-87592005000200005     Document Type: Article

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