Bushy or smooth, high or low; importance of habitat architecture and vertical position for distribution of fauna on kelp

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 198-208

  Christie, Hartvig ^a   Jørgensen, Nina Mari ^a   Norderhaug, Kjell Magnus ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Artificial substrate; Habitat selection; Kelp fauna; Microhabitat; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; GASTROPOD; HABITAT SELECTION; KELP FOREST; MICROHABITAT; SEAWEED; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; GASTROPODA; LACUNA VINCTA; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA HYPERBOREA; RISSOA PARVA;

EID: 34748919153     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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