Dispersal of post-larval macrobenthos in subtidal sedimentary habitats: Roles of vertical diel migration, water column, bedload transport and biological traits' expression

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-92

  Pacheco, Aldo S ^a   Uribe, Roberto A ^a   Thiel, Martin ^b,c   Oliva, Marcelo E ^a   Riascos, Jose M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^c CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bottom Currents; Emerging Benthos; Humboldt Current Ecosystem; Soft bottom Communities

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; BOTTOM CURRENT; COLONIZATION; DIEL MIGRATION; DISPERSAL; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROBENTHOS; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; VERTICAL MIGRATION; WATER COLUMN;

CHILE; HUMBOLDT CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84873745074     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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