Highly localised distribution patterns of juvenile sea cucumber Australostichopus mollis

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 201-216

  Slater, M J ^a   Carton, A G ^b   Jeffs, A G ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australostichopus mollis; Juvenile habitat; Localised distribution; Sea cucumber; Sediment food value

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DATA SET; DEPOSITION; ECHINODERM; GRAIN SIZE; HABITAT TYPE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; JUVENILE; MICROALGA; MICROHABITAT; NITROGEN; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SHALLOW WATER; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; SURVEY; WATER DEPTH;

NEW ZEALAND;

ATRINA ZELANDICA; AUSTRALOSTICHOPUS; EQUIDAE; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 79955446271     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2010.504526     Document Type: Article

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