Sublittoral meiofauna and macrofauna of Rocas Atoll (NE Brazil): Indirect evidence of a topographically controlled front

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 179, Issue , 1999, Pages 175-186

  Netto, S A ^a,b   Attrill, M J ^b   Warwick, R M ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazil; Community structure; Front; Macrofauna; Meiofauna; Rocas Atoll; Sublittoral

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CURRENT; REEF; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ROCAS ATOLL;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; NEMATODA; POLYCHAETA; RHODOPHYTA; VERMETIDAE;

EID: 0033560652     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps179175     Document Type: Article

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