Relationships between body-size, species abundance and diversity in marine benthic assemblages: Facts or artefacts?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-71

  Warwick, R M ^a   Clarke, K R ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; Body size; Dispersion pattern; Diversity; Macrobenthos

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BODY SIZE; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0030586996     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(96)00031-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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