Benthic communities in relation to wave exposure and spatial positions on sublittoral boulders in the Baltic Sea

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-128

  Wallin, Anders ^a   Qvarfordt, Susanne ^a   Norling, Pia ^a,b   Kautsky, Hans ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Balanus improvisus; Macroalgae; Mytilus edulis; Physical factors; Spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BALANUS IMPROVISUS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 79956125813     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00329     Document Type: Article

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