Distribution patterns of macrofaunal species diversity in subtidal soft sediments: Biodiversity-productivity relationships from the MacroBen database

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 382, Issue , 2009, Pages 253-264

  Escaravage, V ^a   Herman, M J ^b   Merckx, B ^b   Wlodarska Kowalczuk M ^b   Amouroux, J M ^b   Degraer, S ^b   Gremare A ^b   Heip, C H R ^b   Hummel, H ^b   Karakassis, I ^b   Labrune, C ^b   Willems, W ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Macrobenthos; Productivity; Species accumulation curve; Species richness; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA SET; DATABASE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MACROECOLOGY; MARINE SEDIMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAFLOOR; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 66649112803     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08008     Document Type: Article

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