Species size distrbutions in Arctic benthic communities

Polar Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 389-392

  Kendall, Michael A ^a   Warwick, R M ^a   Somerfield, P J ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT-LARVA INTERACTION; ADULT-LARVAL INTERACTION; ARCTIC; ARCTIC ZONE; BENTHOS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUBTIDAL SOFT-SEDIMENT ASSEMBLAGES; SUBTIDAL ZONE; ZOOBENTHOS;

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EID: 0030621111     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013381     Document Type: Article

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