Influence of substratum heterogeneity scales and complexity on a temperate epibenthic marine community

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 189, Issue , 1999, Pages 159-170

  Lapointe, Louise ^a   Bourget, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epibenthic marine community; Intertidal; Larval behaviour; Substratum complexity; Substratum heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BEAUFORT; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033607798     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps189159     Document Type: Article

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