Littoral biodiversity across scales in the Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Marine Biodiversity

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-119

  Barnes, David K A ^a   Barnes, Richard S K ^a,b   Smith, David J ^a   Rothery, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echinoderm; Gastropod; Intertidal; Marine park; Mollusc; Tropical richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORAL; DOMINANCE; ECHINODERM; FAUNA; FISH; GASTROPOD; IDENTIFICATION KEY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE PARK; MODEL TEST; NATURE CONSERVATION; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

SEYCHELLES; SILHOUETTE ISLAND;

ANTHOZOA; BRACHYURAN; CRUSTACEA; ECHINODERMATA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 77949574619     PISSN: 18671616     EISSN: 18671624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-009-0010-y     Document Type: Article

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