Small- to large-scale geographical patterns within the macrobenthic Abra alba community

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 751-763

  Van Hoey, Gert ^a   Vincx, Magda ^a   Degraer, Steven ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abra alba community; Diversity; English Channel; Large scale; Small scale patterns; Southern Bight of the North Sea

Indexed keywords

MACROBENTHOS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLISH CHANNEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ABRA ALBA;

EID: 23744509353     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.03.022     Document Type: Article

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