Community structure of intertidal boulder-cobble fields in the Straits of Magellan, Chile

• Published in: Scientia Marina
• Main Authors: Ríos, Carlos, Mutschke, Erika
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 1999
• Subjects: Magellan region; diversity; intertidal zone; boulder-cobble beach; benthos; Región de Magallanes; diversidad; zona intermareal; playas de bloques y cantos; bentos; Antarctic; Magallanes; Estrecho; Whiteside; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/903; https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.1999.63s1193

Based on quantitative samples taken along 4 transects in mobile hard-bottom intertidal areas of the Canal Whiteside, Magellan region, biotic composition, abundance and distribution patterns are described. The intertidal substrates, mainly formed by boulders and cobbles, represent highly heterogenous...