Analysis of the blennoid assemblages associated with different rocky shore habitats in the Ligurian Sea

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1300-1327

  La Mesa, G ^a   Vacchi, M ^a  

^a Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata al Mare   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blennioid assemblage; Habitat features; Mediterranean Sea; Rocky shores; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; ROCKY SHORE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ALGAE; BLENNIIDAE; PISCES; TRIPTERYGIIDAE;

EID: 19044378686     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00684.x     Document Type: Article

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