Influence of shoreline configuration on spatial variation of meroplanktonic larvae, recruitment and diversity of benthic subtidal communities

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-184

  Archambault, Philippe ^a   Bourget, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic community; Diversity; Invertebrate abundance; Recruitment; Shoreline configuration; Topographical heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANKTON; SEASHORE;

CANADA;

EID: 0033562667     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00146-4     Document Type: Article

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