Community and population-level responses to disturbance in a sandflat community

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-125

  Zajac, Roman N ^a   Whitlatch, Robert B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Recolonization; Sandflat community; Succession

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DISTURBANCE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; RECOLONIZATION; SANDBANK; SUCCESSION;

PARAPIONOSYLLIS LONGICIRRATA; POLYCHAETA; SYLLIDAE;

EID: 0042233580     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00262-4     Document Type: Article

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