Biodiversity and functioning of polychaetes in benthic sediments

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1133-1145

  Hutchings, Pat ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Marine sediments; Polychaetes; Recruitment; Role of polychaetes

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; POLYCHAETE;

EID: 0032429866     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008871430178     Document Type: Article

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