Low crested coastal defence structures on the Catalan coast of the Mediterranean Sea: How they compare with natural rocky shores

Scientia Marina

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 259-267

  Gacia, Esperança ^a   Satta, Maria Paola ^a   Martin, Daniel ^a  

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

Author keywords

Community composition; Epibiota; Low crested coastal defence structures; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BIOTA; COASTAL STRUCTURE; COASTAL WATER; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EPIFAUNA; HARD-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; ROCKY SHORE; SUBSTRATE;

CATALAN SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34447545613     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2007.71n2259     Document Type: Article

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