Changes to benthic communities over 20 years in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 36-43

  Currie, David R ^a   Parry, Gregory D ^b  

^a Marine and Freshwater Resour Inst   (Australia)

^b VIC Environment Protection Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baseline studies; Benthos; Community composition; Ecosystem disturbance; Environmental impact; Exotic species

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION; SPECIES;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CORBULA GIBBA; EUCHONE LIMNICOLA; INVERTEBRATA; SABELLA SPALLANZANII; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033001987     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00083-6     Document Type: Article

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