A preliminary analysis of the structure of benthic assemblages of surf zones on two morphodynamic types of beach

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 353-357

  Barros, F ^a   Underwood, A J ^a   Lindegarth, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURF ZONE;

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EID: 0036621810     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315402005581     Document Type: Article

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