Effects of habitat complexity and hydrodynamics on the abundance and diversity of small invertebrates colonizing artificial substrates

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1151-1172

  Atilla, Nazan ^a,b   Fleeger, John W ^a   Finelli, Christopher M ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HYDRODYNAMICS;

COPEPODA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA;

EID: 32044442921     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224005775247580     Document Type: Review

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