Relative influence of processes structuring fjord deep-water macrofaunal communities across multiple spatial scales

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 425, Issue , 2011, Pages 175-191

  Brewin, P E ^a,b   Probert, P K ^a   Barker, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b SHALLOW MARINE SURVEYS GROUP   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

Author keywords

Connectivity; Disturbance; Ecotone; Fjord; Macrofauna; Predation; Spatial scale; Trophic

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONNECTIVITY; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; ECOTONE; FJORD; LOCAL EXTINCTION; MACROBENTHOS; PREDATION RISK; TROPHIC STATUS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 79952642512     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08994     Document Type: Article

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