Impact of habitat edges on density and secondary production of seagrass-associated fauna

Estuaries

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1033-1044

  Bologna, Paul A ^a   Heck, Kenneth L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DENSITY; HABITAT; SEAGRASS; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CAECUM NITIDUM; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 0036773535     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02691350     Document Type: Article

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