Community structure and spatial variation of benthic invertebrates associated with Zostera marina (L.) beds in the northern Baltic Sea

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 153-166

  Boström, Christoffer ^a   Bonsdorff, Erik ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Community structure; Epifauna; Zoobenthos; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0030917345     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(96)00007-X     Document Type: Article

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