Can polychaetes be used as a surrogate group in assessing ecological quality of soft substratum communities (NE Thermaikos gulf)?

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 15, Issue 9 B, 2006, Pages 1199-1207

  Chariton, Chintiroglou ^a   Chryssanthi, Antoniadou ^a   Yiannis, Krestenitis ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biomonitoring; Polychaeta; Soft substrate; Thermaikos

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; POLYCHAETE;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; THERMAIKOS GULF;

POLYCHAETA;

EID: 33750992192     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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