Vertical zonation is the main distribution pattern of littoral assemblages on rocky shores at a regional scale

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 147, Issue , 2014, Pages 113-122

  Chappuis, Eglantine ^a   Terradas, Marc ^a,b   Cefalì, Maria Elena ^a   Mariani, Simone ^a,c   Ballesteros, Enric ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algae; Benthic assemblages; Horizontal variation; Littoral belts; Mediterranean; Zonation patterns

Indexed keywords

ALGA; AQUATIC ORGANISM; BENTHOS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; HEIGHT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCKY SHORE; ZONATION;

CATALONIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

EID: 84903600417     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.05.031     Document Type: Article

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