Sublittoral macrobenthic fauna off Punta Coloso, antofagasta, northern Chile: High persistence of the polychaete assemblage

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 443-459

  Carrasco, Franklin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC INFAUNA; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INFAUNA; SUBLITTORAL ZONE;

CHILE, ANTOFAGASTA, PUNTA COLOSO;

ARICIDAE; MAGELONA PHYLLISAE; PARAPRIONOSPIO PINNATA; POLYCHAETA; PRIONOSPIO PERUANA; THARYX LONGISETOSA;

EID: 0030755134     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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