The effects of season and wrack subsidy on the community functioning of exposed sandy beaches

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 165-177

  Gonçalves, Sílvia C ^a,b   Marques, João C ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atlantic sandy beaches; Cabedelo and Quiaios; Exposed sandy beaches; Macrofaunal communities function; Seasonality; Secondary production; Western coast of Portugal; Wrack subsidy

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; SAMPLING; SCAVENGER; SEASONALITY; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; PORTUGAL;

TALITRUS SALTATOR;

EID: 82855178720     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.08.036     Document Type: Article

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