Structural complexity of species assemblages and spatial scale of community organization: A case study of marine benthos

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 308-315

  Azovsky, Andrey I ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Benthos; Community organization; Complexity; Ordination; Scale

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA;

EID: 67651091991     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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