A method to compare samples of soft bottom communities

Senckenbergiana Maritima

Volumn 26, Issue 3-6, 1996, Pages 135-144

  Schleier, U ^a   Van Bernem, K H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; MACROFAUNA; METHODOLOGY; SAMPLING; SOFT BOTTOM COMMUNITIES; SOFT-BOTTOM COMMUNITY; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUE; ZOOBENTHOS;

GERMANY, LOWER SAXONY, EAST FRISIAN ISLANDS, SPIEKEROOG;

EID: 0030422908     PISSN: 0080889X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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