Spatial variability in community composition on a granite breakwater versus natural rocky shores: Lack of microhabitats suppresses intertidal biodiversity

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 257-268

  Aguilera, Moisés A ^a   Broitman, Bernardo R ^a   Thiel, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Artificial reefs; Biodiversity; Breakwater; Grazers; Microhabitats; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BREAKWATERS; FISHERIES; FORESTRY; REEFS;

ARTIFICIAL REEFS; BIODIVERSITY PATTERNS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRAZERS; MICROHABITATS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS AND DIVERSITIES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ARTIFICIAL REEF; BIODIVERSITY; BREAKWATER; MICROHABITAT; NICHE; ROCKY SHORE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; AUSTROLITTORINA ARAUCANA; BIODIVERSITY; BREAKWATER; CHILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GRAZER; HABITAT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTERTIDAL ZONE; JEHLIUS CIRRATUS; LANDSCAPE; MICROHABITAT; NATURAL ROCKY SHORE; NODILITTORINA PERUVIANA; NONHUMAN; PERUMYTILUS PURPURATUS; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SCURRIA ARAUCANA; SCURRIA CECILIANA; SCURRIA VIRIDULA; SESSILE SPECIES; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES DOMINANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOPOGRAPHY; ULVA COMPRESSA; ULVA RIGIDA; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY;

GRANITE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; INVERTEBRATES; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84925547073     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.046     Document Type: Article

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