Epibiota on vertical and on horizontal surfaces on natural reefs and on artificial structures

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1117-1130

  Knott, N A ^a,b   Underwood, A J ^a   Chapman, M G ^a   Glasby, T M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ARTIFICIAL REEF; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; EPIFAUNA; REEF; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALGAE; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; HERDMANIA MOMUS; INVERTEBRATA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 10644262346     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315404010550h     Document Type: Article

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