Impact of iceberg scouring on macrobenthic communities in the high-Antarctic Weddell Sea

Polar Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 295-301

  Gerdes, D ^a   Hilbig, B ^b   Montiel, A ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ICEBERG; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SCOUR; ZOOBENTHOS;

WEDDELL SEA;

AMPHIPODA; BRYOZOA; CRUSTACEA; ECHINODERMATA; POLYCHAETA; SPIONIDAE;

EID: 0037600459     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-003-0484-1     Document Type: Article

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