… Not only are the functions provided by infauna communities fundamental to the maintenance
of ecological processes, but changes in their community structure can be used to identify …

… a strong change in macrofaunal community structure over … to the change in macrofaunal
community structure are known to … may be a strong driver of macrofaunal change at this site. For …

… and geographic variation in the provision of habitat and carbon and nitrogen storage services
by examining regional differences in eelgrass habitat and community structure across sites …

… Study region and benthic invertebrate sampling stations. Colors indicate relative levels of
long-… variation is tightly linked to spatial variation, preventing strict separation of spatial and …

… suggest that community assembly processes that act on species via traits related to dispersal,
… wrightii is predicted to replace the temperate Zostera marina as the dominate seagrass in …

… that spatial variation in community structure was related to … causing spatial variation in
community structure between … species diversity and community structure of benthic invertebrates in …

… This study showed that temporal and spatial variations in the community structures were
larger in the lagoon with a distinct salinity gradient. Moreover, the contribution of salinity to the …

… The spatial variation of nematode densities was nevertheless smaller within (ie between
stations) than between sites. This is at least partly counter to our expectation, since it implies …

… of Zostera noltei were sampled in a spatially explicit way. … in the spatial distribution patterns
of benthic organisms inhabiting … community structure (eg, diversity) of soft-bottom intertidal …

… We conclude that a fine scale analysis of spatial variations in benthic assemblages and
associated sediments is needed in order to unravel the underlying ecological processes in …