The influence of troughs and crests of ripple marks on the structure of subtidal benthic assemblages around rocky reefs

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 781-790

  Barros, F ^a   Underwood, A J ^a   Archambault, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

benthic macrofauna; grain size; microtopography; ripple marks; sandy bottom; spatial variability; subtidal reef

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; MACROBENTHOS; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; REEF; RIPPLE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 3242679755     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2003.12.008     Document Type: Article

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