Ecology of benthic macro-invertebrates in soft-sediment environments: A review of progress towards quantitative models and predictions

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 452-476

  Constable, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthos; Communities; Competition; Disturbance; Estuaries; Macrofauna; Models; Population dynamics; Predation; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044388409     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00977.x     Document Type: Review

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