Unique coral community in the Persian Gulf

A fringing coral community at Larak Island (26 53N, 56 23E), situated at the boundary between the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, is described. Little published information exists about Iranian reefs and their fauna and such a coral community has not yet been reported in the P...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Coral reefs 2009-03, Vol.28 (1), p.27-27
Hauptverfasser:	Samimi Namin, K., Rezai, H., Kabiri, K., Zohari, Z.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Cnidaria. Ctenaria Coral reefs Flowers & plants Freshwater & Marine Ecology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Invertebrates Life Sciences Marine biology Oceanography Reef Site Sea water ecosystems Studies Synecology
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	A fringing coral community at Larak Island (26 53N, 56 23E), situated at the boundary between the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, is described. Little published information exists about Iranian reefs and their fauna and such a coral community has not yet been reported in the Persian Gulf (Shinn 1976; Sheppard and Sheppard 1991; Riegl 1999; Sheppard et al. 1992; Rezai et al. 2004).
ISSN:	0722-4028 1432-0975
DOI:	10.1007/s00338-008-0442-z