Meiofauna communities from the Straits of Magellan and the Beagle Channel

Scientia Marina

Volumn 63, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages 123-132

  Chen, G T ^a   Herman, R L ^a,b   Vincx, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Off for Sci Tech/Cultur Affairs   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Beagle Channel; Community; Density; Meiofauna; Straits of Magellan

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DENSITY; MEIOFAUNA;

ARGENTINA; BEAGLE CHANNEL; SOUTH AMERICA; STRAITS OF MAGELLAN; TIERRA DEL FUEGO;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; COPEPODA; KINORHYNCHA; NEMATODA; OSTRACODA; POLYCHAETA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0033494368     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.1999.63s1123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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