The Seaweeds of Angola: The Transition Between Tropical and Temperate Marine Floras on the West Coast of Southern Africa

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-13

  Anderson, R J ^a,b   Bolton, J J ^b   Smit, A J ^c   da Silva Neto, D ^d  

^a Forestry and Fisheries ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d Ilha de Luanda   (Angola)

Author keywords

Benguela Marine Province; biogeography; Ghana; Gulf of Guinea Marine Province; Namibia; seaweed diversity; West Africa

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONE; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MUSEUM; SEAWEED; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL REGION;

ANGOLA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GABON; GHANA; GULF OF GUINEA; NAMIBIA; SENEGAL;

EID: 84862234337     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2012.673267     Document Type: Article

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