Spatial patterns of the hyperbenthos of subtidal sandbanks in the southern North Sea

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-45

  Dewicke, Ann ^a   Cattrijsse, André ^b   Mees, Jan ^b   Vincx, Magda ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FLANDERS MARINE INSTITUTE VLIZ   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community structure; Hyperbenthos; Multivariate analysis; North Sea; Peracarida; Sandbanks

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SANDBANK; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

NORTH SEA;

GOBIIDAE; MYSIDA; PERACARIDA; SCHISTOMYSIS KERVILLEI; SCHISTOMYSIS SPIRITUS;

EID: 0037297897     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(02)00167-3     Document Type: Article

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