The persistent spatial patchiness of limpet grazing

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 365, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-141

  Johnson, Mark P ^a   Hanley, Michael E ^b   Frost, Natalie J ^c   Mosley, Matthew W J ^d   Hawkins, Stephen J ^e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d Port Erin Marine Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patella vulgata; Semivariogram; Spatial autocorrelation; Topography; Wax disk

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; GRAZING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PATCHINESS; PERSISTENCE; SNAIL;

PATELLA VULGATA;

EID: 53549122728     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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