Influence of topographic heterogeneity and spatial scales on the structure of the neighbouring intertidal endobenthic macrofaunal community

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 150, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 181-193

  Cusson, Mathieu ^a   Bourget, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Diversity; Flow rate; Intertidal community; Macrofauna; Scale heterogeneity; Sediment; Soft bottom; Species richness; Topographical heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITIES; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MACROFAUNA; TOPOGRAPHIC HETEROGENEITY;

CANADA, QUEBEC, ST LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

EID: 0030619272     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps150181     Document Type: Article

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