Spatial patterns and environmental correlates in leaf-associated epifaunal assemblages of temperate seagrass (Zostera marina) meadows

Marine Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 413-425

  Gullström, Martin ^a,b,c   Baden, Susanne ^a   Lindegarth, Mats ^b  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EPIFAUNA; FILTER FEEDER; GRAZING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; SAMPLING; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHOOT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

SWEDEN;

BIVALVIA; THORACICA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 84856016650     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1819-z     Document Type: Article

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