Scales of mussel bed complexity: Structure, associated biota and recruitment

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-161

  Lawrie, S M ^a   McQuaid, C D ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biota; Demography; Heterogeneity; Mussel beds; Perna perna; Recruitment; Scale dependence; Spatial scale; Structural complexity; Variance components

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MOLLUSC; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PERNA PERNA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; PERNA PERNA;

EID: 0035869502     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00290-2     Document Type: Article

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