Benthic-pelagic coupling : rocky intertidal communities and nearshore oceanographic conditions across multiple scales

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-148). === In Chapter 1, I characterize geographic patterns in rocky intertidal communities across 6° of latitude along the west coast of South Africa and examine the spatial structure of functional group biomass in relation to wave action and upwelling...

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Main Author: Wieters, Evie A
Other Authors: Branch, George M
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6115