Development of a new standardised method for sustainable monitoring of the vulnerable pink sea fan Eunicella verrucosa

Marine Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1375-1388

  Coz, R ^a   Ouisse, V ^b   Artero, C ^c   Carpentier, A ^c   Crave, A ^d   Feunteun, E ^e   Olivier, J M ^f   Perrin, B ^g   Ysnel, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COLONY; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH CURVE; MONITORING; PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SOFT CORAL; SURFACE AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VULNERABILITY;

ALCYONARIA; EUNICELLA VERRUCOSA; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; GORGONIIDAE;

EID: 84860623176     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-1908-7     Document Type: Review

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