Northern New Zealand rhodoliths: assessing faunal and floral diversity in physically contrasting beds

Marine Biodiversity

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 63-75

  Neill, K F ^a   Nelson, W A ^a   D'Archino R ^a   Leduc, D ^a   Farr, T J ^a,b  

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

^b Royal New Zealand Plunket Society   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Maerl; Marine fauna; Marine flora; New Zealand; Rhodoliths; Sediment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939892627     PISSN: 18671616     EISSN: 18671624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-014-0229-0     Document Type: Article

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