Quantitative analysis of macrobenthic soft-bottom assemblages in South Shetland waters (Antarctica)

Polar Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-400

  Saiz Salinas J I ^a   Ramos, A ^b   Garcia F J ^c   Troncoso, J S ^d   San Martin, G ^e   Sanz, C ^f   Palacin, C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROBENTHIC SOFT-BOTTOM ASSEMBLAGES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ZOOBENTHOS;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 0030621113     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013382     Document Type: Article

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