Relationships between seagrass biodiversity and infaunal communities: Implications for studies of biodiversity effects

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 237, Issue , 2002, Pages 97-109

  Somerfield, Paul J ^a   Yodnarasri, Supaporn ^a   Aryuthaka, Chittima ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community structure; Ecosystem functioning; Experiments; Indo West Pacific; Nematodes; Power analysis; Seagrasses

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

INDO-PACIFIC OCEAN; THAILAND;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; HALOPHILA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0037130136     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps237097     Document Type: Article

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