Macrofaunal abundance at 79°N off east greenland: Opposing data from epibenthic-sledge and box-corer samples

Polar Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 75-81

  Brandt, Angelika ^a   Schnack, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CUMACEA; FAUNA; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SAMPLING;

RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; ZOOBENTHOS;

GREENLAND;

AMPHIPODA; CUMACEA; ISOPODA; MYSIDACEA; TANAIDACEA;

EID: 0032770902     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050392     Document Type: Article

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