Spatial, temporal and interactive variability of infauna in Swedish coastal sediments

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 317, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-68

  Noren K ^a   Lindegarth, M ^a  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Benthic fauna; Scale; Soft sediments; Variability

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

EID: 14844317363     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.11.014     Document Type: Article

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