Relationships between mobile macroinvertebrates and reef structure in a temperate marine reserve

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 389, Issue , 2009, Pages 31-44

  Alexander, Timothy J ^a   Barrett, Neville ^a   Haddon, Malcolm ^a   Edgar, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crinoids; Generalized linear model; Marine protected area; Rugosity; Sea urchins; Spatial refuges; Species richness; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MARINE PARK; POPULATION DENSITY; REFUGE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; PELMATOZOA;

EID: 70349553959     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08210     Document Type: Article

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