The orientation and distribution of sea fans on hardbottom habitats of the Mississippi/Alabama continental shelf /

Analysis of the densities and orientations of five common taxa of gorgonian and antipatharian sea fans was performed within five study areas on the Mississippi/Alabama continental shelf. Colonies exhibited a strong preference for areas containing hard substrate. Meso-scale (on the order of tens of m...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Peccini, Michael
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 2003.
Subjects:	Major oceanography.
Online Access:	Link to OAKTrust copy