Zoobenthos of the outer archipelago waters (N. Baltic Sea) - The importance of local conditions for spatial distribution patterns

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-145

  Bonsdorff, Erik ^a   Laine, Ari O ^b   Hänninen, Jari ^c   Norkko, Ilppo Vuorinenalf ^a,d  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; BIVALVIA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MONOPOREIA AFFINIS; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA);

EID: 21144453789     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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