Marine ecological research in seashore and seafloor systems: Accomplishments and future directions

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 195, Issue , 2000, Pages 281-289

  Estes, James A ^a   Peterson, Charles H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Ecological concepts; Kelp forests; Novel approaches; Rocky shores; Unconsolidated substrates

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; SEAFLOOR;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0034737340     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps195281     Document Type: Review

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