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| Compton, Tanya J.; Troost, Tineke A.; Van Der Meer, Jaap; Kraan, Casper; Honkoop, Pieter J. C.; Rogers, Danny I.; Pearson, Grant B.; De Goeij, Petra; Bocher, Pierrick; Lavaleye, Marc S. S.; Leyrer, Jutta; Yates, Mick G.; Dekinga, Anne; Piersma, Theunis. |
| Diverse species assemblages are often associated with a diversity of habitat structures. Sedimentary systems seem to be no exception, as within sedimentary systems benthic species diversity within a sample point appears to correlate with sediment grain size complexity. However, it remains to be shown whether total benthic species diversity relates to a system's sediment heterogeneity across multiple systems. In the present paper we examined whether bivalve diversity is associated with: (1) sediment heterogeneity across systems and (2) sediment grain size complexity within systems, at 9 temperate and tropical tidal flat systems. Although bivalve life-history strategies, like post-settlement habitat selection, might suggest that sediment heterogeneity should... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Aiguillon Bay; Marennes Oleron Bay; Mont Saint Michel Bay; Wadden Sea; The Wash; Roebuck Bay; Banc d'Arguin; Sediment diversity. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-6141.pdf |
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