Abstract
Approximately 500 animal species and plants are listed as being the most typical for the infratidal and shallow subtidal benthic fauna of the Red Sea. Most of them are divided into communities typical for various soft and hard substrata, and at different water depths. The oceanographic conditions and the development of several of the communities are discussed in general terms.
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Communicated by O. Kinne, Hamburg
Supported partly by grants 62558-4556 and F 671052 67C 0043 of the US Office of Naval Research and Grant SFC-7-0074 of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Fishelson, L. Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. Marine Biology 10, 113–133 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00354828
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