Seasonal patterns of tidepool macroalgal assemblages in the North of Portugal. Consistence between species and functional group approaches

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 187-194

  Rubal, M ^a   Veiga, P ^a   Vieira, R ^a   Sousa Pinto, I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Functional Groups; Grateloupia Turuturu; Macroalgae; Monitoring; Seasonal Pattern; Tidepool

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MACROALGA; PHYTOMASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURROGATE METHOD;

PORTUGAL;

GRATELOUPIA TURUTURU; ULVA;

EID: 80051794712     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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