On the occurrence of the hydrocoral Millepora (Hydrozoa: Milleporidae) in the subtropical eastern Atlantic (Canary Islands): Is the colonization related to climatic events?

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 237-240

  Clemente, S ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Brito, A ^a   Ramos, A ^b   Monterroso, O ^c   Hernandez J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c Centro de Investigaciones Medioambientales del Atlantico CIMA SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Extreme climatic event; First record; Hydrocoral; Millepora sp

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; COLONIZATION; COLONY; CORAL RECORD; CORAL REEF; EXTREME EVENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH RATE; NEW RECORD; SEAWATER; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATER TEMPERATURE; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

CANARY ISLANDS; CAPE VERDE; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SPAIN; TENERIFE;

HYDROZOA; MILLEPORA; MILLEPORIDAE;

EID: 79551685096     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-010-0681-7     Document Type: Article

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