Exploring the causes of spatial variation in an assemblage of benthic invertebrates from a submarine cave with sulphur springs

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 208, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 153-168

  Benedetti Cecchi, Lisandro ^a   Airoldi, Laura ^a   Abbiati, Marco ^a   Cinelli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental heterogeneity; Field experiments; Invertebrates; Spatial patterns; Submarine caves

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COELENTERATE; NONHUMAN; SPONGE (PORIFERA); THERMAL SPRING;

BENTHOS; CAVES; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBMARINE CAVE; SULPHUR SPRING;

CAMPANIA; CAPRI; GROTTA AZZURRA CAVE; ITALY;

CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031019873     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02650-0     Document Type: Article

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