Is the geographic pattern in the abundance of South African barnacles due to pre-recruitment or post-recruitment factors?

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 18, 1997, Pages 63-73

  Boland, J M ^a,b  

^a California Coastal Commission   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CRUSTACEAN; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; RECRUITMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CIRRIPEDIA; CRUSTACEA; OCTOMERIS ANGULOSA; TETRACLITA; TETRACLITA SERRATA; THORACICA;

EID: 0031371448     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776197784161036     Document Type: Article

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