Effects of disturbance on marginal populations: Human trampling on Ascophyllum nodosum assemblages at its southern distribution limit
The negative effects of disturbances on the long-term persistence of populations may be more severe in marginal populations, i.e. those occurring at the boundaries of geographical and eco- logical distribution ranges. Human trampling is an important source of anthropogenic disturbance for intertidal...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/4139 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/4139 |