Local- and regional-scale effects of wave exposure, thermal stress, and absolute versus effective shore level on patterns of intertidal zonation

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1498-1508

  Harley, Christopher D G ^a,c   Helmuth, Brian S T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERSION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SHORELINE; WAVE ACTION; ZONATION;

TATOOSH ISLAND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

BALANUS; BALANUS GLANDULA; BIVALVIA; CIRRIPEDIA; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS; THORACICA;

EID: 0042572527     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.4.1498     Document Type: Article

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