Patterns of abundance and size of Dictyoceratid sponges among neighbouring islands in central Torres Strait, Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 204-212

  Duckworth, Alan R ^a,b   Wolff, Carsten W ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depth; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; ISLAND; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SESSILE SPECIES; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPONGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TORRES STRAIT;

ANTHOZOA; COSCINODERMA; DEMOSPONGIAE; DICTYOCERATIDA; DYSIDEA; DYSIDEA HERBACEA; HYRTIOS ERECTUS;

EID: 33847235768     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF06104     Document Type: Article

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