Effect of disturbance regime on alpha and beta diversity of rock pools

Diversity

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Séguin, Annie ^a   Gravel, Dominique ^b   Archambault, Philippe ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Benthic organisms; Beta diversity; Disturbance frequency; Draining; Intertidal; Nutrient enrichment; Rock pool

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ROCK POOL; SESSILE SPECIES;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

EID: 84896958374     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14242818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/d6010001     Document Type: Article

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