Spatial patterns of epifaunal communities in San Francisco Bay eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds

Marine Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 88-103

  Carr, Lindsey A ^a,c   Boyer, Katharyn E ^a   Brooks, Andrew J ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien species; Amphipod; Epiphyte; Isopod; Mesograzer; Multivariate analysis; Phenology; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; EPIFAUNA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISOPOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 79551485552     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2010.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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