Effects of heavy rainfall on polychaetes: Differential spatial patterns generated by a large-scale disturbance

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 340, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-125

  Chollett, Iliana ^a   Bone, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Disturbance; Heavy rainfall; Polychaeta; Spionidae; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; POLYCHAETE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

FALCON; MORROCOY NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

POLYCHAETA; PRIONOSPIO; SPIONIDA; SPIONIDAE; STREBLOSPIO GYNOBRANCHIATA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 33845535109     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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