Algal cover and sea urchin spatial distribution at Madeira Island (NE Atlantic)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 383-392

  Alves, Filipe M A ^a   Chicharo, Luis M ^a   Serrão, Ester ^a   Abreu, António D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b Estacao de Biologia Marinha do Funchal   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Algae; Diadema antillarum; Distribution; Madeira Island; Sea urchins

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; BENTHIC INFAUNA; ECHINODERM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

(NORTHEAST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; ARBACIA; ARBACIA LIXULA; DIADEMA; DIADEMA ANTILLARUM; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS; SPHAERECHINUS GRANULARIS;

EID: 0035716882     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2001.65n4383     Document Type: Article

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