Rocky intertidal macrobenthic communities across a large-scale estuarine gradient

We evaluated relationships between (1) salinity and species richness and (2) frontal zones and community structure for the rocky intertidal macrobenthic community of the Uruguayan coast. A large-scale sampling design (extent ~500 km) covering 9 rocky shores across 3 intertidal levels was performed b...

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Main Authors: Luis Giménez, Ana Inés Borthagaray, Marcel Rodríguez, Alejandro Brazeiro, Alvar Carranza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2010-03-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1132