Assessment of disturbance in Mediterranean lagoons: An evaluation of methods

Marine Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 189-197

  Reizopoulou, S ^a   Thessalou Legaki, M ^a   Nicolaidou, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; BENTHOS; DISTURBANCE; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; LAGOON; LAGOON ECOSYSTEMS; ZOOBENTHOS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0029669749     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00350773     Document Type: Article

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