The critical scale of small-scale spatial variation in ecological patterns and processes in intertidal macrobenthic seagrass assemblages

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-125

  Barnes, R S K ^a,b   Ellwood, M D F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthos; Invertebrates; Seagrass; Species co occurrence; Tidal flats; Variance components

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MACROBENTHOS; NICHE PARTITIONING; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIDAL FLAT; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; MORETON BAY; NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND; QUEENSLAND; SOUTH AFRICA;

INVERTEBRATA; ZOSTERA JAPONICA;

EID: 84855901645     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.12.014     Document Type: Article

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