Persistence of benthic communities: A case study from the Valli di Comacchio, a Northern Adriatic lagoonal ecosystem (Italy)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 314-322

  Mistri, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Benthic community; Lagoon; Persistence; Variability

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LAGOON; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PERSISTENCE;

ADRIATIC SEA; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; VALLI DI COMACCHIO;

ANNELIDA; CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0036526074     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2001.1169     Document Type: Article

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