Physical disturbance and community organization on a subtidal cobble bed

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 368, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-100

  Scheibling, Robert E ^a   Kelly, Noreen E ^a   Raymond, Bruce G ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cobble bed; Community organization; Macroalgae; Physical disturbance; Rocky subtidal zone; Substratum stability

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECHINODERM; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; MACROALGA; MASS MORTALITY; SEAFLOOR; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ALGAE; ECHINOIDEA; LAMINARIALES;

EID: 56649115776     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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