Spatial variation of intertidal macrofauna on a sandy ocean beach in Australia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-107

  James, R J ^b   Fairweather, P G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

across shore variation; along shore variation; nested design; New South Wales; sampling; spatial scales; zonation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; ATRIPLEX PUSILLA; BIVALVIA; CUMACEA; DONAX DELTOIDES; GLYCERIDAE; HEMIPODUS; ISOPODA; POLYCHAETA;

ECOLOGICAL ZONATION; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITIES; SANDY BEACH; SPATIAL VARIATION; ZOOBENTHOS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0029768424     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0058     Document Type: Article

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