Harbour meiofaunal communities and organic enrichment effects

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 034-041

  Papadopoulou, K N ^a   Karakassis, I ^a   Otegui, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Harbour; Meiofauna; NE Mediterranean; Organic enrichment; Pollution effects

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MEIOFAUNAL; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION; SEWAGE;

GREECE, CRETE, IRAKLION HARBOUR;

EID: 0031975233     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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