Trophodynamic variations on microtidal North Mediterranean sandy beaches

Oceanologia

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 351-364

  Vassallo, Paolo ^a   Fabiano, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beach environment; Swash zone; Trophodynamics

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 27144554156     PISSN: 00783234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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