Distribution and diversity of polychaeta in the Southern Irish Sea

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 467-481

  Mackie, Andrew S Y ^a   Parmiter, Christopher ^a   Tong, Lily K Y ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; BENTHOS; ECOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION; INFAUNA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

IRISH SEA;

POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0030864991     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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