Consequences of ecological connectivity: The coastal ecosystem mosaic

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 391, Issue , 2009, Pages 107-115

  Sheaves, Marcus ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal ecosystems; Connectivity; Ecosystem interactions; Estuarine; Wetland

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONNECTIVITY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEB; HABITAT USE; LIFE HISTORY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METAPOPULATION; MIGRATION; ONTOGENY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TRANSLOCATION;

EID: 70349772762     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08121     Document Type: Review

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