Rock walls: : small-scale diversity hotspots in the subtidal Gulf of Maine

ABSTRACT: The physical orientation of rocky substrate profoundly affects subtidal marine communities of sessile organisms. Anecdotal descriptions of dramatic differences between communities on rock walls and adjacent horizontal rocky bottoms abound in the literature and are common knowledge among sc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine Ecology Progress Series. - Inter-Research, 1979. - 425(2011) vom: März, Seite 153-165
1. Verfasser: Miller, Robert J. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Etter, Ron J.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2011
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Marine Ecology Progress Series
Schlagworte:Rock walls Sessile invertebrates Gulf of Maine Diversity Grazing Biological sciences Physical sciences