Comparison between the energy flow networks of two habitats in the Venice Lagoon

Marine Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 228-236

  Libralato, Simone ^a   Pastres, Roberto ^b   Pranovi, Fabio ^b   Raicevich, Saša ^b   Granzotto, Angela ^b   Giovanardi, Otello ^a   Torricelli, Patrizia ^b  

^a Istituto Centrale Per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata Al Mare ICRAM   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy flows; Seagrass; Tapes philippinarum; Trophic networks; Venice lagoon

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 0141447746     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2002.tb00022.x     Document Type: Article

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