Community structure and intertidal zonation of the macroinfauna in intermediate sandy beaches in temperate latitudes: North coast of Spain

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 267-279

  Rodil, I F ^a   Lastra, M ^a   Sanchez Mata A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beach morphodynamics; Benthic macrofauna; Intermediate sandy beaches; Intertidal zonation; Northern Spain; Swash climate

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; ZONATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CIROLANIDAE; CRUSTACEA; ISOPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 32444435792     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.11.018     Document Type: Article

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