Phytobenthic intertidal community structure along an environmental pollution gradient

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 463-472

  DIez I ^a   Secilla, A ^a   Santolaria, A ^a   Gorostiaga, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Community parameters; Marine vegetation; Pollution; Seaweeds; Zonation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MARINE POLLUTION; PHYTOBENTHOS; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BARNACLE; BENTHOS; CYANOBACTERIUM; MUSSEL; POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

BASQUE REGION; BILBAO; SPAIN;

BIFURCARIA BIFURCATA; CAULACANTHUS USTULATUS; CHONDRIA COERULESCENS; CORALLINA ELONGATA; CYSTOSEIRA BACCATA; CYTOSEIRA TAMARISCIFOLIA; GELIDIUM PUSILLIUM; GELIDIUM SESQUIPEDALE; GIGARTINA PISTILLATA; LAURENCIA OBTUSA;

EID: 0033151855     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)90161-8     Document Type: Article

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