Variation in abundances of intertidal populations: Consequences of extremities of environment

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 426, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-36

  Underwood, A J ^a   Chapman, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barnacles; Intertidal; Limpets; Rocky shore; Spatial variability; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CHAMAESIPHO TASMANICA; NOTOACMEA PETTERDI; PATELLOIDA LATISTRIGATA; TESSEROPORA ROSEA;

EID: 0034656896     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003995218016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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