Benthic fauna of a shallow-water gaseohydrothermal vent area in the Aegean Sea (Milos, Greece)

Marine Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 149-159

  Thiermann, F ^a   Akoumianaki, I ^b   Hughes, J A ^b,c   Giere, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT COMMUNITIES; SEAGRASS MEADOWS; SHALLOW WATER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, AEGEAN SEA;

CAPITELLA CAPITATA; CHROMADORINA; CYCLOPE NERITEA; GASTROPODA; NEMATODA; ONCHOLAIMUS CAMPYLOCERCOIDES; POLYCHAETA; SABATIERIA;

EID: 0030609804     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050078     Document Type: Article

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