Ecology and dynamics of two intertidal algal communities on the littoral of the island of São Miguel (Azores)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 432, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 135-147

  Neto, Ana Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azores; Intertidal ecology; Macroalgae; Rocky shores; Seasonality; Zonation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003720331     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004042808901     Document Type: Article

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