Spatio-temporal distribution and ecological role of polychaete borers of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile scales

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1323-1331

  Gambi, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BORING ORGANISM; POLYCHAETE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; EUNICIDAE; FALLAX; LYSIDICE COLLARIS; LYSIDICE NINETTA; MARPHYSA; MARPHYSA FALLAX; NEMATONEREIS; NEMATONEREIS UNICORNIS; POLYCHAETA; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 0038418283     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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