Distribution and ecology of Ophionotus victoriae Bell, 1902 (Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata) in the South Shetland Islands area (Antarctica)

Boletin - Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia

Volumn 19, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 49-55

  Moya, Francina ^a   Ramos, A ^a   Manjon Cabeza Ma E ^b  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abundance; Antarctica; Filter feeder biomass; Ophionotus victoriae; Sediment parameters; South Shetlands; Suprabenthic crustaceans

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; FILTER FEEDER; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; WORLD;

CRUSTACEA; ECHINODERMATA; MYSIDA; OPHIONOTUS VICTORIAE; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 26244431766     PISSN: 00740195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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