Spatial structure, sampling design and abundance estimates in sandy beach macroinfauna: Some warnings and new perspectives

Marine Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1215-1225

  Defeo, O ^a,b   Rueda, M ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b Unidad en Desarrollo de Ciencias del Mar   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BEACH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SAMPLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BIVALVIA; EXCIROLANA; EXCIROLANA ARMATA; ISOPODA; MESODESMA;

EID: 0036936161     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0783-z     Document Type: Article

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