A community-level analysis of spatial mortality patterns

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 214, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 167-178

  Yoshioka, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Association index; Coral reef; Gorgonian; Index; Patchiness; Sessile; Spatial mortality patterns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUERTO RICO; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

COMMUNITY-LEVEL ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS; MORTALITY; SESSILE SPECIES; SPATIAL PATTERN; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

PUERTO RICO;

GORGONACEA;

EID: 0030619606     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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