On the spatial scale needed for benthos community monitoring in the coastal North Sea

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-133

  Armonies, W ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Migrations; Monitoring; Population dynamics; Re suspension; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT;

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 0034095657     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(00)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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