Macrofaunal secondary production in a lagoon of the po river delta: An evaluation of estimation methods

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-151

  Mistri, Michele ^a   Fano, Elisa Anna ^a   Rossi, Remigio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic lagoon; Secondary pro duction; Zoobenthos

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; MACROBENTHOS; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SECONDARY PRODUCTION;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0034876542     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000109356399     Document Type: Article

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