The influence of Tucetona laticostata (Bivalvia: Glycymeridae) shells and rhodolith patches on benthic-invertebrate assemblages in Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-56

  Dewas, S E A ^a   O'Shea, S ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

benthic invertebrates; Hauraki Gulf; rhodoliths; species diversity; Tucetona laticostata

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; BIVALVE; COASTAL ZONE; GRAVEL; MACROBENTHOS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RHODOLITH; SEAFLOOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBSTRATE; ZOOBENTHOS;

HAURAKI GULF; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

BIVALVIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GLYCYMERIDIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; TUCETONA;

EID: 84859142147     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2011.591810     Document Type: Article

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