Effect of the vegetative cycle of Caulerpa prolifera on the spatio-temporal variation of invertebrate macrofauna

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 163-174

  Emilio Sanchez Moyano J ^a   Estacio, Francisco J ^a   García Adiego, Emilio M ^a   Carlos Garcia Gomez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algal density; Caulerpa prolifera; Epifauna; Spain

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INVERTEBRATE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VEGETATION COVER;

ALGA; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CAULERPA PROLIFERA; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CRUSTACEA; FAUNA; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PLANT GROWTH; SPAIN;

EID: 0035023339     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(00)00144-3     Document Type: Article

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