Intertidal zonation and seasonality of the marine hydroid Dynamena pumila (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1526-1536

  Henry, Lea Anne ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TIDAL POWER; WATER WAVE EFFECTS;

VERTICAL ZONATION;

MARINE APPLICATIONS;

ABUNDANCE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONALITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WAVE ACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA;

CNIDARIA; DYNAMENA PUMILA; HYDROZOA;

EID: 0036921962     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-146     Document Type: Article

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