Effects of topography on the environment

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 169-192

  Jackson, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Crevice; Distribution; Environmental variables; Intertidal; Rocky shore; Shelter

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROALGA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; ROCKY SHORE; SEA STATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WATER FLOW;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 77953616370     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409991123     Document Type: Article

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