Growth and population dynamic model for the non-zooxanthellate temperate solitary coral Leptopsammia pruvoti (Scleractinia, Dendrophylliidae)

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2603-2612

  Goffredo, Stefano ^a   Caroselli, Erik ^a   Mattioli, Guido ^b   Zaccanti, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Porretta Terme   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; AGE DETERMINATION; BODY SIZE; CORAL; DEMOGRAPHY; GROWTH CURVE; LIFE HISTORY; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEXUAL MATURITY;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; DENDROPHYLLIIDAE; LEPTOPSAMMIA PRUVOTI; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 78449240431     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1522-5     Document Type: Article

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