COMPARISON OF ROCKY INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY SAMPLING METHODS AT THE NORTHERN COAST OF RIO DE JANEIRO STATE, BRAZIL*

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 147-154

  Macedo, Isabela Maria ^a   Masi, Bruno Pereira ^a   Zalmon, Ilana Rosental ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digital photography; Field method; Rocky intertidal; Sampling techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349091777     PISSN: 16798759     EISSN: 1982436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-87592006000200005     Document Type: Article

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