The influence of habitat structure and environmental stability on the species diversity of polychaetes in vermetid reefs

U. N. Safriel, M. N. Ben-Eliahu

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    Abstract

    Discusses the relationship between habitat structure, environmental stability and species diversity, and develops the example of polychaete use of empty tubes formed by dead Dendropoma (Gastropoda: Vermetidae) as intertidal bench-like reefs on the Sinai coast of the Gulf of Elat, Red Sea. The role of disturbance in the community properties of the Neredidae subset of the polychaete assemblage is examined, and predictions are tested concerning population growth rates and competitive interactions. -P.J.Jarvis

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationHabitat Structure
    Subtitle of host publicationThe physical arrangement of objects in space
    EditorsSusan S. Bell, Earl D. McCoy, Henry R. Mushinsky
    PublisherSpringer, Dordrecht
    Chapter17
    Pages349-369
    Number of pages21
    ISBN (Electronic)978-94-011-3076-9
    ISBN (Print)978-0-412-32270-9
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1991

    Publication series

    NameUnknown Journal

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Environmental Science (all)
    • Earth and Planetary Sciences (all)

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