Community structure of rhodolith-forming beds on the central Brazilian continental shelf

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-35

  Villas Boas, Alexandre B ^a,b   Riosmena Rodriguez, Rafael ^c   de Oliveira Figueiredo, Marcia Abreu ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Community structure; Coralline red algae; Encrusting organisms; Rhodolith bed

Indexed keywords

BRYOZOAN; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORALLINE ALGA; RHODOLITH;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84897656224     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: 14383888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-013-0366-z     Document Type: Article

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