Benthic control freaks: Effects of the tubiculous amphipod Haploops nirae on the specific diversity and functional structure of benthic communities

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 413-427

  Rigolet, Carinne ^a,b   Dubois, Stanislas F ^a   Thiébaut, Eric ^b,c  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Ampeliscidae Tube Mats; Bay of Biscay; Beta Diversity; Biological Trait Analysis; Engineer Species; Macrofauna Diversity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HABITAT TYPE; HOMOGENEITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

AMPELISCIDAE; AMPHIPODA; HAPLOOPS;

EID: 84887821380     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.07.013     Document Type: Review

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