A preliminary survey of benthos from the Nephrops norvegicus mud grounds in the North-western Irish Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 457-465

  Hensley, R T ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthos; Irish Sea; Nephrops; Polychaeta

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MUD GROUND; POLYCHAETE; SEDIMENT; SOFT MUD BASIN;

IRISH SEA; IRISH SEA, (NORTHWEST);

DECAPODA; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0030111979     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0029     Document Type: Article

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