Spatial and temporal patterns in macrofaunal diversity components relative to sea floor landscape structure.

We examined temporal changes in macrofaunal α- and β-diversity over several spatial scales (within patches, among patches, across landscapes and across regions) in Long Island Sound on the northeast USA coast. Regional ε-diversity was estimated at 144 taxa, however γ-diversity fluctuated over time a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Roman N Zajac, Joseph M Vozarik, Brittney R Gibbons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3680489?pdf=render