Sandy beach macrofaunal communities on the western coast of Portugal - Is there a steady structure under similar exposed conditions?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 555-568

  Gonçalves, Sílvia C ^a,b   Anastácio, Pedro M ^c   Pardal, Miguel A ^b   Cardoso, Patrícia G ^b   Ferreira, Susana M ^a,b   Marques, João C ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

detritus subsidies; exposed sandy beaches; key species; macrofaunal community structure; seasonality

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; BEACH PROFILE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DETRITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GRAIN SIZE; MOISTURE CONTENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SHORELINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 59149100909     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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