The distribution of macroinfauna along a Mediterranean submarine cave with sulphur springs

Cahiers de Biologie Marine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 355-364

  Akoumianaki, Ioanna ^a   Hughes, James Alan ^b  

^a Institute of Oceanography Hellenic Center of Marine Research (HCMR)   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Macrofauna; Mediterranean; Submarine caves; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBMARINE CAVE; SULFUR; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CAMPANIA; CAPE PALINURO; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GROTTO AZZURRA; ITALY; SALERNO; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 14344259406     PISSN: 00079723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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