The sponge community in a semi-submerged temperate sea cave: Density, diversity and richness

Marine Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 297-311

  Bell, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cave ecology; Diversity; Lough Hyne; Sponge; Temperate sponges

Indexed keywords

CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPONGE;

IRELAND;

ALGAE; PORIFERA;

EID: 0036983505     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0485.2002.02784.x     Document Type: Article

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