Effects of environmental stress on ascidian populations in Algeciras Bay (southern Spain). Possible marine bioindicators?

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 144, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 119-131

  Naranjo, S A ^a   Carballo, J L ^a   Garcia Gomez J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ascidian communities; Bioindicators; Environmental stress; Multivariate community measurements

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIAN COMMUNITIES; BIOINDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; INVERTEBRATES;

SPAIN, ANDALUCIA, ALGECIRAS BAY;

APLIDIUM CONICUM; APLIDIUM PUNCTUM; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CLAVELINA DELLAVALLEI; DIPLOSOMA SPONGIFORME; HALOCYNTHIA PAPILLOSA; MICROCOSMUS SQUAMIGER; PHALLUSIA MAMMILLATA; STOLONICA SOCIALIS; STYELA PLICATA; SYNOICUM ARGUS;

EID: 0030302687     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps144119     Document Type: Article

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