Influence of a breakwater on nearby rocky intertidal community structure

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 67, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 237-245

  Martins, Gustavo M ^a,b,c   Amaral, André F ^a   Wallenstein, Francisco M ^a,c,d   Neto, Ana I ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACI (After Control Impact) design; Benthic assemblages; Environmental impact; Recruitment; Sea defence structure; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

ACI (AFTER-CONTROL-IMPACT) DESIGN; BENTHIC ASSEMBLAGES; BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; LOCAL IMPACTS; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; RECRUITMENT; SEA DEFENCE STRUCTURE; SUCCESSIONAL STAGES; WAVE ACTIONS;

BREAKWATERS; COASTAL ZONES; COCHANNEL INTERFERENCE; ECOSYSTEMS; EMPLOYMENT; FLUID DYNAMICS; LANDFORMS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BREAKWATER; COASTAL STRUCTURE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEAN; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); ROCKY SHORE; SUCCESSION;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BARNACLE; BENTHOS; COASTAL WATERS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; URBANIZATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AZORES; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATES; OCEANS AND SEAS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ALGAE; PATELLIDAE; THORACICA;

EID: 67349228176     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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