Large-scale environmental influences on the benthic macroinfauna of the southern Gulf of Mexico

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 825-841

  Hernández Arana, Hector A ^a   Rowden, Ashley A ^a,d   Attrill, Martin J ^a   Warwick, Richard M ^a,b   Gold Bouchot, Gerardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinfauna; Campeche Shelf; Carbonate and terrigenous sediments; Gulf of Mexico; Natural disturbance

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; CARBONATE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; POPULATION DENSITY; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAMPECHE BANK; GULF OF MEXICO;

POLYCHAETA;

EID: 10744225252     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(03)00188-4     Document Type: Article

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