A Latitudinal Gradient in Northeast Pacific Intertidal Community Structure: Evidence for an Oceanographically Based Synthesis of Marine Community Theory

Intertidal systems have been models for the study of the roles of competition, predation, and disturbance in determining community structure. These systems exhibit considerable regional variability in percentage cover and in the strength of interspecific interactions, which may be due largely to eff...

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Published in:	The American naturalist Vol. 151; no. 4; pp. 311 - 326
Main Authors:	Connolly, Sean R., Roughgarden, Jonathan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States The University of Chicago Press 01-04-1998
Subjects:	Algae Community structure Ecological competition Geographic regions Larvae Mollusca Mussels Ocean currents Predation Synecology Upwelling water
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