Tropical species at the northern limit of their range: Composition and distribution in Bermuda's benthic habitats in relation to depth and light availability

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-75

  Manuel, Sarah A ^a   Coates, Kathryn A ^a   Kenworthy, W Judson ^b   Fourqurean, James W ^c  

^a PO Box FL 588 ^*  (Bermuda)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic habitats; Climate change; Coral reefs; Distribution; Light; Macroalgae; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC HABITATS; CORAL REEF; DISTRIBUTION; MACRO-ALGAE; SEAGRASSES;

ALGAE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LIGHT; REEFS; SURVEYS; TROPICS;

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

BENTHOS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MACROALGA; SEAGRASS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AUTOTROPH; BENTHOS; BERMUDA; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREEN ALGA; HALODULE; HALOPHILA DECIPIENS; HOME RANGE; LIGHT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEAGRASS; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SYRINGODIUM FILIFORME; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM; TROPICS;

BENTHIC HABITATS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEFS; DISTRIBUTION; LIGHT; MACROALGAE; SEAGRASS;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BERMUDA; BIODIVERSITY; CHLOROPHYTA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEFS; ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT; SEAWEED; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BERMUDA;

ANTHOZOA; CHLOROPHYTA; HALODULE; HALOPHILA DECIPIENS; SYRINGODIUM FILIFORME; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 84880583060     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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