Size distribution of the amphipod Paramoera walkeri (Stebbing) along a depth gradient in Antarctica

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 337, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 107-112

  Costantini, M L ^a   Fazi, S ^a   Rossi, L ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctica; ash content; benthos; co occurrence; depth gradient; Paramoera walkeri

Indexed keywords

PARAMOERA WALKERI; AMPHIPODA; GASTROPODA; ISOPODA; LAEVILITORINA ANTARCTICA; MUNNA ANTARCTICA;

BENTHIC COMMUNITY; DEPTH GRADIENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOBENTHOS;

ANTARCTICA, TERRA NOVA BAY;

EID: 0030302087     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00028511     Document Type: Article

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