Interactions of habitat complexity and environmental characteristics with macrobenthic community structure at multiple spatial scales in the northeastern Chukchi Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 132-143

  Blanchard, Arny L ^a   Feder, Howard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Arctic; Benthos; Chukchi Sea; Macrofauna; Spatial variations; Temporal variations

Indexed keywords

ALASKA; ARCTIC; BENTHOS; CHUKCHI SEA; MACROFAUNA; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 84898483842     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.09.022     Document Type: Article

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