Species richness of benthic macrofauna in Danish estuaries and coastal areas

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-288

  Josefson, A B ^a   Hansen, J L S ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Dispersal; Estuary; Island biogeography; Macrozoobenthos; Species richness; Water flux

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COASTAL WATER; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES RICHNESS; ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; ESTUARY; MACROBENTHOS; SEAFLOOR;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ANNELIDA; CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 2642579898     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-822X.2004.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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