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Distribution and Abundance of Ascidians from a Locality on the Northeast Coast of Spain
Author(s) -
Turon Xavier
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
marine ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.668
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1439-0485
pISSN - 0173-9565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0485.1990.tb00385.x
Subject(s) - ordination , abundance (ecology) , ecology , mediterranean climate , type locality , dynamism , geography , distribution (mathematics) , locality , mediterranean sea , spatial distribution , biology , taxonomy (biology) , remote sensing , mathematical analysis , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , linguistics , philosophy
. The distribution of ascidians from a locality on the Spanish Mediterranean coast is investigated by means of classification and ordination analyses. Five groups or taxocoenoses are recognized, and the species are distributed among them following a gradient of light and hydro‐dynamism. This pattern is affected by microhabitat factors (cryptic environments). The distribution of ecological types of ascidians is described.