Complexity in the relationship between matrix composition and inter-patch distance in fragmented habitats

Marine Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-125

  Goodsell, P J ^a,b   Connell, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; ANNELID; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPLEXITY; CONNECTIVITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT TYPE; LANDSCAPE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MOLLUSC; SEAWEED; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; ECKLONIA RADIATA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; MOLLUSCA; SARGASSUM;

EID: 43449129193     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-0906-2     Document Type: Article

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