Benthic biodiversity changes due to the opening of an artificial channel in a tropical coastal lagoon (Mexican Caribbean)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 969-978

  Hernéndez Arana, Háctor A ^a   Ameneyro Angeles, Brenda ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

benthos; coastal lagoons; corals; environmental impact; multivariate analysis; variability

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BASELINE SURVEY; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL LAGOON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBSTRATE; WATER DEPTH;

CARIBBEAN COAST [MEXICO]; CHETUMAL BAY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; QUINTANA ROO;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 79960262162     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315410002043     Document Type: Article

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