Distribution and abundance of benthic macroalgae in the Swan-Canning Estuary, South-Western Australia

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-14

  Astill, Helen L ^a   Lavery, P S ^b  

^a Hyatt Centre   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic macroalgae; Biomass; Gracilaria comosa; Species number; Swan Canning Estuary

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; MACROALGA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CHLOROPHYTA; CYSTOSEIRA; GRACILARIA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 23844433647     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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