Seagrass (Zostera muelleri) patch size and spatial location influence infaunal macroinvertebrate assemblages

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-129

  Mills, V Sadie ^a   Berkenbusch, Katrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

environmental factors; grain size; macrofauna; New Zealand; Otago Harbour; Papanui Inlet; seagrass

Indexed keywords

HABITAT TYPE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATCH SIZE; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIDAL INLET;

ZOSTERA MUELLERI;

EID: 57649109496     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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