Human exploitation and benthic community structure on a tropical intertidal flat

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 225-240

  De Boer, W F ^a,b,c   Prins, H H T ^c  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intermediate disturbance; Key stone; Macrofauna; Predation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY;

MOZAMBIQUE;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FRAXINUS; INVERTEBRATA; PORTUNUS;

EID: 0036828632     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(02)00160-0     Document Type: Article

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