Do small seagrasses enhance density, richness, and diversity of macrofauna?

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 790-797

  Casares, Fernanda Araujo ^a,b   Creed, Joel Christopher ^a  

^a PHLC   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Brazil; Halophila decipiens; Paradigm

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAGRASS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CRUSTACEA; HALOPHILA DECIPIENS;

EID: 44649182226     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0565.1     Document Type: Article

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