Scales of variation of gastropod densities over multiple spatial scales: Comparison of common and rare species

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 354, Issue , 2008, Pages 147-160

  Chapman, M G ^a   Underwood, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial habitat; Gastropoda; Patchiness; Spatial scales; Variation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUTURE PROSPECT; GASTROPOD; HABITAT QUALITY; PATCHINESS; POPULATION DENSITY; RARE SPECIES; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 40149107731     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07205     Document Type: Article

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