Long-term changes in macrozoobenthos in the Åland archipelago, northern Baltic Sea

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-56

  Perus, Jens ^a   Bonsdorff, Erik ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Coastal eutrophication; Long term; Macrozoobenthos; Zonation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EUTROPHICATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

MARENZELLERIA VIRIDIS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 3042679198     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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