Long-term comparison of soft bottom macrobenthos in the Bay of Banyuls-sur-Mer (north-western Mediterranean Sea): A reappraisal

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-143

  Labrune, C ^a   Gremare A ^a   Guizien, K ^a   Amouroux, J M ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Long term comparisons; Macrobenthos; North Atlantic Oscillation index; north western Mediterranean Sea; Re suspension

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MACROBENTHOS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESUSPENSION; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BANYULS SUR MER; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST); PYRENEES-ORIENTALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

DITRUPA ARIETINA; NEPHTYS HOMBERGII; NOTOMASTUS LATERICEUS; POLYCHAETA; SCOLOPLOS ARMIGER; SPISULA; SPISULA SUBTRUNCATA; VENUS OVATA;

EID: 34547672706     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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