Distribution and structure of macrobenthic fauna in the eastern Laptev Sea in relation to environmental factors

Polar Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 837-848

  Steffens, Matthias ^a   Piepenburg, Dieter ^a   Schmid, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ICE COVER; MACROBENTHOS; MOLLUSC; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; WATER DEPTH;

ARCTIC OCEAN; LAPTEV SEA;

BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; ISOPODA; MOLLUSCA; MYSIDACEA; MYSIS OCULATA; NUCULOMA; OPHIOCTEN SERICEUM; OPHIURA SARSI; OPHIUROIDEA; PORTLANDIA ARCTICA; SADURIA ENTOMON;

EID: 33748420346     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-006-0122-9     Document Type: Article

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