Variability of competition at scales of 101, 103, 105, and 106 m: Encrusting arctic community patterns

Marine Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 361-372

  Barnes, D K A ^a   Kuklinski, P ^b,c  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENCRUSTING ORGANISM; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SCALE EFFECT; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FAROE ISLANDS; ICELAND; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 4344587817     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1320-z     Document Type: Article

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