Influence of Static Habitat Attributes on Local and Regional Rocky Intertidal Community Structure

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1735-1745

  Konar, B ^a   Iken, K ^a   Coletti, H ^b   Monson, D ^c   Weitzman, B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat attributes; Rocky intertidal community structure; Static drivers

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; REGIONAL PATTERN; ROCKY SHORE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84970026503     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-016-0114-0     Document Type: Article

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