An estuarine biodiversity hot-spot

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 161-175

  Attrill, Martin J ^a   Ramsay, Paul M ^a   Thomas, R Myles ^b   Trett, Marcus W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Aspen House   (United Kingdom)

^c Sedgefen House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0000165992     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s002531540002909x     Document Type: Article

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