Latitudinal trends in the species richness of free-living marine nematode assemblages from exposed sandy beaches along the coast of Chile (18-42°S)

Marine Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-325

  Lee, Matthew R ^a,b   Riveros, Marcela ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Latitude; Macroecology; Meiofauna; Nematoda; Species richness

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MACROECOLOGY; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RAPOPORT RULE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CHILE;

NEMATODA;

EID: 84864152589     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2011.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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