Benthic community composition across gradients of intertidal elevation, wave exposure, and ice scour in Atlantic Canada

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 369, Issue , 2008, Pages 13-23

  Heaven, Christine S ^a   Scrosati, Ricardo A ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community composition; Ice scour; Intertidal elevation; Rocky shore; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; ROCKY SHORE; SCOUR; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC COAST [CANADA]; ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

INVERTEBRATA; THORACICA;

EID: 56149111703     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07655     Document Type: Article

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