Comparison of the epifauna spatial distribution in Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa and unvegetated bottoms: Importance of meadow edges

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 391-405

  Sánchez Jerez, Pablo ^a   Barberá Cebrián, Carmen ^a   Ramos Esplá, Alfonso A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Community structure; Habitat selection; Seagrass meadow

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN COAST; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPAIN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EDGE EFFECT; EPIFAUNA; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

(NORTHWEST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ACARI; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CYMODOCEA; CYMODOCEA NODOSA; DEXAMINE; DEXAMINE SPINIVENTRIS; HALOPHILA; ISOPODA; MYSIDACEA; MYSIDAE; PERIOCULODES LONGIMANUS; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 0033165779     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(99)00128-9     Document Type: Article

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