Scales of coastal heterogeneity and benthic intertidal species richness, diversity and abundance

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 136, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 111-121

  Archambault, Philippe ^a   Bourget, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abundance; Benthos; Diversity; Sampling design; Shore heterogeneity; Small and large scale heterogeneity; Species richness; Topographical heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

FUCUS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0029834962     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps136111     Document Type: Article

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