Diversity of polychaete fauna in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean)

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 315-326

  Labrune, C ^a   Gremare A ^a   Amouroux, J M ^a   Sarda R ^b   Gil, J ^b   Taboada, S ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Macrobenthos; Mediterranean; Polychaete

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DIVERSITY INDEX; MACROBENTHOS; POLYCHAETE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

DITRUPA ARIETINA; OWENIA FUSIFORMIS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 34247630090     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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