Biological implications of surf-zone flow complexity

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 174-188

  Gaylord, Brian ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SURF ZONE; WAVE ACTION;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOIDEA; PELVETIA; PILEA MICROPHYLLA; SILVETIA COMPRESSA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS;

EID: 0033966962     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2000.45.1.0174     Document Type: Article

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