Fecundity of red coral Corallium rubrum (L.) populations inhabiting in contrasting environmental conditions in the NW Mediterranean

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1019-1028

  Torrents, O ^a   Garrabou, J ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORAL; FECUNDITY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; POLYP; SAMPLING; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

ANTHOZOA; CORALLIUM RUBRUM;

EID: 79955063824     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1627-5     Document Type: Article

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