Environmental control of community organisation on ocean-exposed sandy beaches

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-129

  Schlacher, Thomas A ^a   Thompson, Luke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

environmental drivers; human impacts; invertebrates.

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEACH; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DATA SET; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INVERTEBRATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84874536086     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12172     Document Type: Article

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