Relative influence of habitat complexity and proximity to patch edges on seagrass epifaunal communities

Oikos

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1299-1311

  Moore, Eliza C ^a   Hovel, Kevin A ^a,b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b City of San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EPIFAUNA; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PATCH DYNAMICS; PREDATOR; SEAGRASS; SHALLOW WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CALIFORNIA; SAN DIEGO BAY; UNITED STATES;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 77955159763     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17909.x     Document Type: Article

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