The effects of seagrass (Zostera japonica) canopy structure on associated fauna: A study using artificial seagrass units and sampling of natural beds

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-50

  Lee, S Y ^a,c   Fong, C W ^a   Wu, R S S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial seagrass units; Associated fauna; Canopy structure; Zostera japonica

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANOPY; FAUNA; SEAGRASS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; HONG KONG; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ZOSTERA JAPONICA;

CHINA;

BIVALVIA; CLITHON; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; HALOPHILA; JAPONICA; MUSCULISTA SENHOUSIA; TELLINIDAE; THALAMITA; ZOSTERA JAPONICA;

EID: 0035972068     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(01)00221-0     Document Type: Article

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