Seasonal variation of a deposit-feeder assemblage and sedimentary organic matter in a brackish basin mudflat (Western Mediterranean, Italy)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 181-191

  Rossi, F ^a   Como, S ^a   Corti, S ^a   Lardicci, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthos; Brackish water; Food availability; Macrofauna; Mediterranean; Seasonal dynamics

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; DEPOSIT FEEDER; MACROECOLOGY; MUDFLAT; ORGANIC MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION;

(WEST); ITALY;

ABRA SEGMENTUM; CAPITELLA CAPITATA; DESDEMONA ORNATA; PERINEREIS CULTRIFERA; PETTIBONEIA URCIENSIS; STREBLOSPIO SHRUBSOLII;

EID: 0034792840     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0797     Document Type: Article

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