Seasonal vertical distribution of the intertidal macroinfauna in an estuary of South-central Chile

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 653-663

  Quijón, Pedro ^a   Jaramillo, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; depth; intertidal macroinfauna; muddy sand sediments; sandy

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; BENTHOS; INFAUNA; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTRATUM; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHILE, QUELE ESTUARY;

EID: 0030274337     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0094     Document Type: Article

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