Patterns in marine hydrozoan richness and biogeography around southern Africa: Implications of life cycle strategy

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 606-616

  Gibbons, Mark J ^a   Buecher, Emmanuel ^a   Thibault Botha, Delphine ^a,b   Helm, Rebecca R ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agulhas Current; Benguela Current; Cnidaria; Dispersal; Holoplankton; Jellyfish; Medusae; Meroplankton; Polyp; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CORRELATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; DISPERSAL; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; JELLYFISH; LIFE CYCLE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEROPLANKTON; POLYP; SPECIES RICHNESS; STATISTICAL APPLICATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

AGULHAS CURRENT; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT; INDIAN OCEAN; NAMAQUALAND; NAMIBIA;

CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; HYDROIDA; HYDROZOA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 77952024683     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02237.x     Document Type: Article

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