The ecology of cirratulid mudballs on the Oman margin, northwest Arabian Sea

Marine Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 671-678

  Levin, L A ^a   Edesa, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; FORAMINIFERA; MUDBALL; MUDBALL BUILDERS;

ARABIAN SEA, OMAN MARGIN;

CIRRATULIDAE; MONTICELLINA; NEMATODA; NEMERTEA; PARAONIDAE; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0030843756     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050134     Document Type: Article

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