Antarctic patterns of shallow subtidal habitat and inhabitants in Wilke's Land

Polar Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 781-788

  Johnston, Emma L ^a   Connell, Sean D ^b   Irving, Andrew D ^b,d   Pile, Adele J ^c   Gillanders, Bronwyn M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Community structure; Ice cover; Ice sheets; Invertebrates; Macroalgae; Rocky coast

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ICE BREAKUP; INVERTEBRATE; MACROALGA; ROCKY SHORE; SEA ICE; SHELTER; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER DEPTH;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; WILKES LAND; WINDMILL ISLANDS;

ALGAE; DESMARESTIA; HIMANTOTHALLUS GRANDIFOLIUS; HYDROZOA; INVERTEBRATA; OPHIUROIDEA; PALMARIA DECIPIENS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 34247602000     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-006-0237-z     Document Type: Article

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