Growth and branching patterns of Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) from the North Sea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 831-835

  Gass, S E ^a,b   Roberts, J M ^a,c  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cold water coral; coral growth; deep sea coral; palaeo oceanography

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION; CHRONOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; POLYP; SAMPLING; SKELETAL REMAINS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

ANTHOZOA; LOPHELIA PERTUSA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 79956048690     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002531541000055X     Document Type: Article

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