Dynamics of spatial patterns of microphytobenthic biomass: Inferences from a geostatistical analysis of two comprehensive surveys in Marennes-Oleron Bay (France)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 166, Issue , 1998, Pages 131-141

  Guarini, J M ^a   Blanchard, G F ^a   Bacher, C ^a   Gros, P ^a   Riera, P ^a   Richard, P ^a   Gouleau, D ^a   Galois, R ^a   Prou, J ^a   Sauriau, P G ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Geostatistics; Intertidal mudflat; Microphytobenthos; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; MICROPHYTOBENTHIC BIOMASS; SPATIAL PATTERN;

BIOMASS; INTERTIDAL ZONE; MUDFLAT; PHYTOBENTHOS; SPATIAL PATTERN;

CHARENTE-MARITIME; FRANCE; MARENNES-OLERON BAY; POITOU-CHARENTES;

EID: 0032575020     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps166131     Document Type: Article

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