Global biodiversity patterns of benthic marine algae

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2479-2488

  Kerswell, Ailsa P ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bryopsidales; Geographic range; Hotspot; Marine algae; Ocean currents; Richness gradients; Species area hypothesis

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MACROALGA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; GEOGRAPHY; GREEN ALGA; SEA; SEAWEED;

ALGAE, GREEN; BIODIVERSITY; GEOGRAPHY; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEAWEED;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; CAULERPALES;

EID: 33845357983     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2479:GBPOBM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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