Cross-shelf variation in the structure of molluscan assemblages on shallow, rocky reefs in subtropical, eastern Australia

Marine Biodiversity

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-216

  Harrison, Matthew A ^a   Smith, Stephen D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross shelf; Marine Park; Mollusc ecology; Subtidal; Transition zone

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIVALVE; CORAL REEF; FISH; GASTROPOD; HERBIVORE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ROCKY SHORE; SESSILE SPECIES; SHALLOW WATER; SHELL; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TRANSITION ZONE;

AUSTRALIA; EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOLITARY ISLANDS MARINE PARK;

ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; CHAMIDAE; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; RANELLIDAE; TURBINIDAE; VERMETIDAE;

EID: 84860919249     PISSN: 18671616     EISSN: 18671624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-011-0105-0     Document Type: Article

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