Comparison of the measurement and effects of habitat structure on gastropods in rocky intertidal and mangrove habitats

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 169, Issue , 1998, Pages 165-178

  Beck, Michael W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Fractal dimension; Habitat structure; Mangrove; Rocky intertidal

Indexed keywords

HABITAT STRUCTURE; MANGROVE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; ROCKY SHORE;

AUSTRALIA; BOTANY BAY; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0032490866     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps169165     Document Type: Article

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