Species, trophic, and functional diversity in marine protected and non-protected areas

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 109-116

  Villamor, Adriana ^a,b   Becerro, Mikel A ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community Organization; Functional Diversity; Mediterranean Sea; Reserve Effect; Shallow Rocky Benthos; Trophic Diversity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BIODIVERSITY; FISH; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE PARK; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROCKY SHORE; SESSILE SPECIES; SHALLOW WATER; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84864494127     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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