Analysis of macrobenthic community structure in relation to different environmental sources of contamination in two littoral ecosystems from the Gulf of Cádiz (SW Spain)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 385, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-70

  DelValls, T A ^a   Conradi, M ^b   Garcia Adiego, E ^c   Forja, J M ^a   Gomez Parra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Macrobenthic community structure; Multivariate analysis; Sediment alteration

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

SPAIN;

ANNELIDA; CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0032412827     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003491428694     Document Type: Article

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