Patterns of distribution and abundance of chitons of the genus Ischnochiton in intertidal boulder fields

Austral Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 363-373

  Grayson, J E ^a,b   Chapman, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boulder field; Chiton; Dispersion; Ischnochiton; Variability

Indexed keywords

BOULDER; DISPERSION; HABITAT SELECTION; PATCHINESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANIMALIA; CHITON; INVERTEBRATA; ISCHNOCHITON; POLYPLACOPHORA;

EID: 4143151724     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2004.01375.x     Document Type: Article

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