Permeability of patch boundaries to benthic invertebrates: Influences of boundary contrast, light level, and faunal density and mobility

Oikos

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 558-566

  Holmquist, Jeff G ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROALGAE; PATCH BOUNDARY; SAND; SEAGRASS; ZOOBENTHOS;

DECAPODA; THOR FLORIDANUS;

EID: 0031922084     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546776     Document Type: Article

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