Long-term abundance patterns of macroalgae in relation to environmental variables in the Tagus Estuary (Portugal)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-28

  Sousa Dias, Abel ^a   Melo, Ricardo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

algae; estuaries; multivariate analysis; oyster reefs; phytobenthos; transitional waters

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIVALVE; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DATABASE; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MACROALGA; MACROPHYTE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYTOBENTHOS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RAINFALL; REEF; SEAWEED; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS ESTUARY;

ALGAE; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA GRACILIS; OSTREIDAE; ULVA;

EID: 36749038383     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.05.039     Document Type: Article

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