Spatial variability of intertidal rocky shore assemblages in the northwest coast of Portugal

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 658-670

  Araujo R ^a,b   Barbara I ^c   Sousa Pinto, I ^a,d   Quintino, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c Departamento de Bioloxia Animal Bioloxia Vexetal e Ecoloxia   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Intertidal; Macroalgae; Marine; NW Portugal; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; ROCKY SHORE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 23744498776     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.03.020     Document Type: Article

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