Biodiversity links above and below the marine sediment-water interface that may influence community stability

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 113-136

  Austen, M C ^a   Lambshead, P J D ^b   Hutchings, P A ^c   Boucher, G ^d   Snelgrove, P V R ^e   Heip, C ^f   King, G ^g   Koike, I ^h   Smith, C ⁱ  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^f NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Biodiversity; Fish; Links; Pelagic; Plankton; Sediment water interface; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

EID: 0036198027     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014098917535     Document Type: Article

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