A functional analysis of the benthic macrofauna of the São Sebastião Channel (Southeastern Brazil)

Marine Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 249-263

  Arasaki, Emilia ^a   Muniz, Pablo ^a,b   Pires Vanin, Ana Maria S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Benthic macrofauna; Biotic index; Brazil; Distribution patterns; S o Sebasti o Channel

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COASTAL WATER; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDEX METHOD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SAO SEBASTIAO CHANNEL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CRUSTACEA; ECHINODERMATA; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 11244333115     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2004.00032.x     Document Type: Article

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