An assessment of two taxonomic distinctness indices for detecting seaweed assemblage responses to environmental stress

Botanica Marina

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-243

  Bates, Colin R ^a   Saunders, Gary W ^a   Chopin, Thierry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diversity; Environmental assessment; Pollution; Seaweed assemblages

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; SEAWEED; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 23944442056     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2005.034     Document Type: Article

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