Decapod crustacean assemblages off the West coast of central Italy (western Mediterranean)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-28

  Fanelli, Emanuela ^a   Colloca, Francesco ^b   Ardizzone, Giandomenico ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assemblages; Decapoda; Distribution; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRAB; DEPTH; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SHELF BREAK; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ARISTAEOMORPHA FOLIACEA; ARISTEUS ANTENNATUS; BRACHYURAN; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LEPTOMETRA PHALANGIUM; LIOCARCINUS DEPURATOR; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS; PARAPENAEUS LONGIROSTRIS; PASIPHAEA SIVADO; PLESIONIKA MARTIA;

EID: 34147106578     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2007.71n119     Document Type: Article

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