The degradation of stranded carrion on a baltic sea sandy beach

Oceanological Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 119-141

  Jedrzejczak, M F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Baltic sea; Carrion; Decomposition; Litterbags; Sandy beach

Indexed keywords

BEACH; CARRION; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ORGANIC MATTER; STRANDING;

BALTIC SEA; POLAND;

EID: 0033281863     PISSN: 1505232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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