Contrasting the species abundance, species density and diversity of seaweed assemblages in alternative states: Urchin density as a driver of biotic homogenization

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 92-103

  Sangil, Carlos ^a,b   Sansón, Marta ^b   Clemente, Sabrina ^b   Afonso Carrillo, Julio ^b   Hernández, José Carlos ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cystoseira; Diadema africana; Lobophora variegata; Nongeniculate Coralline; Phase Shift; Species Distribution Patterns

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HOMOGENEITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DENSITY; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; REEF; SEAWEED; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84887378150     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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