Seasonal changes in subarctic sea urchin populations from different habitats

Polar Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 754-763

  Konar, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; HABITAT TYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION; VEGETATION COVER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034788944     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000100280     Document Type: Article

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