Colonization and growth of crustose coralline algae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) on the Rocas Atoll

Crustose coralline algae play a fundamental role in reef construction all over the world. The aims fo this study were to identify and estimate the abundance of the dominant crustose coralline algae in shallow reef habitats, measuring their colonization, growth rates and productivity. Crusts sampled...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Bigio Villas Bôas, Marcia A. de O. Figueiredo, Roberto Campos Villaça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2005-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592005000200005