The Biology and Ecology of Black Corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia)

Advances in Marine Biology

Volumn 63, Issue , 2012, Pages 67-132

  Wagner, Daniel ^a   Luck, Daniel G ^b   Toonen, Robert J ^c  

^a Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument   (United States)

^b HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthozoa; Antipatharia; Deep sea coral; Hexacorallia; Literature review; Precious coral

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL ZONE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CORAL REEF; DEEP WATER; DINOFLAGELLATE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; INVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATION; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SUBSTRATE; TAXONOMY; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 84864802486     PISSN: 00652881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394282-1.00002-8     Document Type: Chapter

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