Marine caves of the mediterranean sea: A sponge biodiversity reservoir within a biodiversity hotspot

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Gerovasileiou, Vasilis ^a   Voultsiadou, Eleni ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEGEAN SEA; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIODIVERSITY; CAVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOSPONGIAE; DICTYOCERATIDA; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HOMOSCLEROMORPHA; LITHISTIDA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SEA; SPECIES; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CAVES; ECOSYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PHYLOGENY; PORIFERA;

DEMOSPONGIAE; DICTYOCERATIDA; HOMOSCLEROMORPHA; LITHISTIDA; PORIFERA;

EID: 84863855779     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039873     Document Type: Article

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