Species composition and monthly variation of the Molluscan fauna in the freshwater subtidal area of the River Minho estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 90-100

  Sousa, Ronaldo ^a,b   Antunes, Carlos ^a,c   Guilhermino, Lúcia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Aquamuseu do Rio Minho ^*  (Portugal)

Author keywords

abundance; biomass; environmental factors; Minho estuary; molluscs diversity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAUNA; INVASIVE SPECIES; SEDIMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MINHO RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CORBICULA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 34548492991     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.02.020     Document Type: Article

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