Storm versus calm: Variation in fauna associated with drifting macrophytes in sandy beach surf zones

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 461, Issue , 2014, Pages 397-406

  Baring, Ryan J ^a   Fairweather, Peter G ^a   Lester, Rebecca E ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Fish; Macroinvertebrates; Regional variation; Seagrass; Wrack

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FAUNISTICS; FISH; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; SEAGRASS; STORM; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SURF ZONE;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE;

EID: 84907694277     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.09.011     Document Type: Article

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