Assessing functional diversity in marine benthic ecosystems: A comparison of approaches

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 254, Issue , 2003, Pages 11-25

  Bremner, J ^a   Rogers, S I ^b   Frid, C L J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological traits; Ecosystem functioning; Megabenthos; Relative taxon composition; Trophic groups

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ENGLISH CHANNEL; NORTH SEA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037702872     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps254011     Document Type: Article

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