Connectivity, neutral theories and the assessment of species vulnerability to global change in temperate estuaries

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 131, Issue , 2013, Pages 52-63

  Chust, Guillem ^a   Albaina, Aitor ^b   Aranburu, Aizkorri ^a   Borja, Ángel ^a   Diekmann, Onno E ^c   Estonba, Andone ^b   Franco, Javier ^a   Garmendia, Joxe M ^a   Iriondo, Mikel ^b   Muxika, Iñigo ^a   Rendo, Fernando ^b   Rodríguez, J Germán ^a   Ruiz Larrañaga, Otsanda ^b   Serrão, Ester A ^c   Valle, Mireia ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cerastoderma; Climate change; Diversity; Estuary; Neutral theory; Zostera

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COASTAL ZONE; CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC MARKER; GLOBAL CHANGE; INBREEDING; MACROINVERTEBRATE; METAPOPULATION; PRIORITIZATION; SALTMARSH; SEAGRASS; STOCHASTICITY; VULNERABILITY;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 84883769697     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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