Geographic variation in sandy beach macrofauna community and functional traits

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 150, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 102-110

  Rodil, I F ^a,c   Compton, T J ^b   Lastra, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Boosted regression trees; Exposed sandy beaches; Feeding guilds; Functional traits; Geographic variation; Spain; Taxonomic groups

Indexed keywords

BEACH; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; FIELD SURVEY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GUILD STRUCTURE; MACROBENTHOS; MOLLUSC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCAVENGER; TAXONOMY; UPWELLING;

SPAIN;

EID: 84909986640     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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