Spatial synchrony in intertidal benthic algal biomass in temperate coastal and estuarine ecosystems

Ecosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 338-351

  van der Wal, Daphne ^a   Wielemaker van den Dool, Annette ^a   Herman, Peter M J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Inundation; Microphytobenthos; NDVI; Remote sensing; Spatial scales; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALGA; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIATOM; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MODIS; NDVI; PHYTOBENTHOS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SYNCHRONY; TIME SERIES; WATER QUALITY; WIND VELOCITY;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 77951768093     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-010-9322-9     Document Type: Article

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