Short-term dynamics of a seaweed epifaunal assemblage

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-82

  Taylor, Richard B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amphipod; Demersal zooplankton; Epifauna; Isopod; Recolonization; Temporal dynamics

Indexed keywords

EPIFAUNA; MACROALGAE; MACROLAGAE; MOVEMENT PATTERN; RECOLONIZATION;

AQUATIC FAUNA; AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SEAWEED;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND;

AMPHIPODA; CARPOPHYLLUM PLUMOSUM; CARPOPHYLLUM PLUMOSUM CAPILLIFOLIUM; CUMACEA; EUSIRIDAE; GASTROPODA; ISOPODA; MYSIDACEA;

EID: 0032171395     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00262-1     Document Type: Article

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