Seasonal variation in epiphytic foraminiferal biotas from Thalassia seagrass habitats, Twin Cays, Belize

Atoll Research Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 509-530, 2004, Pages 1-26

  Richardson, Susan L ^a  

^a Smithsonian Mar Stn at Fort Pierce   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EPIPHYTE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BELIZE; CENTRAL AMERICA; STANN CREEK; TWIN CAYS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 15244347565     PISSN: 00775630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5479/si.00775630.517.1     Document Type: Article

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