Changes in benthic communities of Port Phillip Bay, Australia, between 1969 and 1995

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 847-861

  Wilson, Robin S ^a   Heislers, Simon ^a   Poore, Gary C B ^a  

^a MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA;

BIVALVIA; CORBULA GIBBA; CRUSTACEA; EUCHONE LIMNICOLA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA; THEORA LUBRICA;

EID: 0032433543     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97164     Document Type: Article

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