Spatial and temporal variation of a nearshore benthic community in southern Brazil: Implications for the design of monitoring programs

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 423-433

  Paiva, P C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benthic fauna; Brazilian coast; Multiscale analysis; Oceanographic surveys; Spatial variation; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MONITORING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

(SOUTH); BRAZIL;

EID: 0034896354     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0763     Document Type: Article

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