Large-Scale Spatial Distribution Patterns of Echinoderms in Nearshore Rocky Habitats

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Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Iken, Katrin ^a   Konar, Brenda ^a   Benedetti Cecchi, Lisandro ^b   Cruz Motta, Juan José ^c   Knowlton, Ann ^a   Pohle, Gerhard ^d   Mead, Angela ^e   Miloslavich, Patricia ^c   Wong, Melisa ^f   Trott, Thomas ^g   Mieszkowska, Nova ^h   Riosmena Rodriguez, Rafael ⁱ   Airoldi, Laura ^j   Kimani, Edward ^k   Shirayama, Yoshihisa ^l   Fraschetti, Simonetta ^m   Ortiz Touzet, Manuel ⁿ   Silva, Angelica ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^d Huntsman Marine Science Centre   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^g SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^j KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^k UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

^l KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^m UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINODERM; EVOLUTION; HABITAT; INTERTIDAL SPECIES; LATITUDE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY; SALINITY; SAMPLING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASHORE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PACIFIC OCEAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; OPHIUROIDEA;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIODIVERSITY; CARIBBEAN REGION; ECHINODERMATA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; OCEANS AND SEAS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78249266611     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013845     Document Type: Article

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