Spatial distribution of small benthic invertebrates in rocky upper infralittoral at the Asinara Island (NW Mediterranean): A pilot study

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-245

  Casu, D ^a,b   Ceccherelli, G ^a   Castelli, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analyses; Design of sampling; Invertebrates; MPAS; Pilot study

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INVERTEBRATE; SAMPLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASINARA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SASSARI; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 13644268728     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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