Biomass spectra in benthic fish assemblages in the Benguela system

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 138, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 27-32

  Macpherson, Enrique ^a   Gordoa, Ana ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benguela system; Biomass spectra; Fish; SE Atlantic

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ASSEMBLAGES; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; FISH; FISH COMMUNITY; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC, BENGUELA SYSTEM;

EID: 0029669562     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps138027     Document Type: Article

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