Spatial scales of variance in abundance of intertidal species: effects of region, dispersal mode, and trophic level

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1242-1254

  Bsurrow, Michael T ^a   Harvey, Robin ^a   Robb, Linda ^a   Poloczanska, Elvira S ^a,b   Mieszkowska, Nova ^b   Moore, Pippa ^b   Leaper, Rebecca ^b   Hawkins, Stephen J ^b,c   Benedetti Cecchi, Lisandro ^d  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dispersal mode; Habitat complexity; Population connectivity; Spatial scale; Trophic level; Variance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL ZONE; CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; PLANKTON; POPULATION REGULATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ALGA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FOOD CHAIN; SEA; TIME; TSUNAMI; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; FOOD CHAIN; GREAT BRITAIN; OCEANS AND SEAS; TIDAL WAVES; TIME FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 66149091137     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0206.1     Document Type: Article

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