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Zonation and Evolution of a Rocky Bottom Hydroid Community *
Author(s) -
BOERO FERDINANDO,
FRESI EUGENIO
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
marine ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.668
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1439-0485
pISSN - 0173-9565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0485.1986.tb00152.x
Subject(s) - hydroid (botany) , benthos , hydrozoa , intertidal ecology , intertidal zone , ecology , community structure , benthic zone , environmental science , rocky shore , oceanography , mediterranean climate , cnidaria , biology , geology , coral , botany
. .The distribution in space and time of a hydroid community on a vertical rocky substratum is studied from the surface to 20 m depth. The role of the major environmental factors (light, water movement, temperature) in determining the zonation is evaluated. The results are compared with the main zonation models of Mediterranean benthos. The autecology of the collected species is briefly described.