Slow growth and early sexual maturity: Bane and boon for the red coral Corallium rubrum

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Gallmetzer, Ivo ^a   Haselmair, Alexandra ^a   Velimirov, Branko ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Age; Biometry; Corallium rubrum; Growth rate; Management; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BIOMETRY; BODY SIZE; COLONY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; REEF; SEXUAL MATURITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; CORALLIUM RUBRUM;

EID: 77957296590     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.04.018     Document Type: Article

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