Preface: Marine and coastal applications in landscape ecology

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 1-5

  Hinchey, Elizabeth K ^a,b   Nicholson, Matthew C ^a   Zajac, Roman N ^c   Irlandi, Elizabeth A ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN   (United States)

^d Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic landscapes; Habitat fragmentation; Landscape ecology; Larval dispersal; Marine coral reef reserves; Polychaete species diversity; Reef fish communities; Seagrass landscape pattern; Sediment metal concentrations

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; COASTAL ZONE; CORAL REEF; DISPERSAL; GIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LARVAL TRANSPORT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLYCHAETE; REMOTE SENSING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANTHOZOA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 37549072210     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-007-9141-3     Document Type: Editorial

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