Marine animal assemblages along the littoral of the israeli mediterranean seashore: The red-mediterranean seas communities of species

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 393-415

  Fishelson, Lev ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

E. Mediterranean; Littoral benthos; Mixed Red Mediterranean Seas communities

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; IMMIGRATION; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; ZOOBENTHOS;

(EAST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA; RED SEA;

EID: 0034470690     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000009356345     Document Type: Article

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