Regional and latitudinal variation in the diversity, dominance and abundance of microphagous microgastropods and other benthos in intertidal beds of dwarf eelgrass, Nanozostera spp

Marine Biodiversity

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-106

  Barnes, R S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastropoda; Latitudinal gradients; Littoral ecology; Seagrass; Zoobenthos

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DOMINANCE; GASTROPOD; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; SEAGRASS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; AUSTRALIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; NORTH SEA; QUEENSLAND; SEYCHELLES; SOUTH AFRICA; SULAWESI; SUNDA ISLES; WESTERN CAPE;

ANNELIDA; BIVALVIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; NANOZOSTERA NOLTII; ZOSTERA JAPONICA;

EID: 77952320566     PISSN: 18671616     EISSN: 18671624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-010-0036-1     Document Type: Article

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