The distribution of marine invertebrate larvae near vertical surfaces in the rocky subtidal zone

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 933-949

  Graham, Krista R ^a,c   Sebens, Kenneth P ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c OASIS Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Larvae; Rocky subtidal zone; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005477556     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265513     Document Type: Article

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