Patterns of diversity in rocky subtidal macroalgal assemblages in relation to depth

Botanica Marina

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 464-471

  Balata, David ^a   Piazzi, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depth; Diversity; Macroalgae; Mediterranean sea; Rocky bottom; Subtidal

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MACROALGA; ROCKY SHORE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 57349090251     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2008.068     Document Type: Article

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