A preliminary study on habitat characteristics and substrate preference of coral species distributed in the Dardanelles

The present study aims to investigate the characteristics of living substrata of two scleractinian corals in the Dardanelles by performing the ecologic and petrographical analyses. The Mediterranean originated Caryophyllia smithii and Balanophyllia europaea are frequent coral species in the Dardanel...

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Main Authors: Hasan Baris Ozalp, Firat Sengun, Zeki Karaca, Olcay Hisar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adem Yavuz Sönmez 2014-12-01
Series:Marine Science and Technology Bulletin
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/masteb/issue/22357/239455?publisher=ademyavuzsonmez