Shallow water benthic ecology: A North American perspective of sedimentary habitats

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 291-301

  Woodin, Sarah Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infauna; Marine benthic ecology; Sedimentary assemblages

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044371281     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00978.x     Document Type: Review

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