Benthic communities associated to Thalassia testudinum (Hydrocharitaceae) at three localities of Morrocoy National Park, Venezuela

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 443-451

  Bitter Soto, Ricardo ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Benthic community; Community structure; Seagrass beds; Thalassia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000716219     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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