Net negative growth detected in a population of Leptogorgia sarmentosa: Quantifying the biomass loss in a benthic soft bottom-gravel gorgonian

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1631-1643

  Rossi, Sergio ^a   Gili, Josep María ^b   Garrofé, Xènia ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; BIOMETRY; COLONIAL ORGANISM; CORAL; GRAVEL; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORTALITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLYP; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SESSILE SPECIES; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; WATER MASS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

ALCYONARIA; CNIDARIA; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; LEPTOGORGIA SARMENTOSA;

EID: 79959286868     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1675-x     Document Type: Article

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