Global patterns in sandy beach macrobenthic communities: Biological factors

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1081-1087

  McLachlan, Anton ^a   Dorvlo, Atsu ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Beach; Body size; Density; Macrofauna; Sandy

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BODY SIZE; COLONIZATION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MACROBENTHOS; SANDY SOIL; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 34047117464     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0408.1     Document Type: Article

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