The marine flora of Rodrigues (Republic of Mauritius, Indian Ocean): An island with low habitat diversity or one in the process of colonization?

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 38, Issue 23-24, 2004, Pages 3059-3076

  Schils, Tom ^a   Coppejans, Eric ^a   Verbruggen, Heroen ^a   De Clerck, Olivier ^a   Leliaert, Frederik ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Habitat diversity; Indian ocean; Macroalgae; Mascarene Islands; Rodrigues; Seagrasses

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COASTAL WATER; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; MACROALGA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; RODRIGUEZ ISLAND;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 5144230209     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930410001695042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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