Sediments and biota of the marine coastal zone of Igloolik Island, Nunavut

Geographie Physique et Quaternaire

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-80

  Dale, Janis E ^a   Leontowich, Kent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEDROCK; BENTHOS; BIOTA; COASTAL ZONE; EPIFAUNA; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

CANADA; IGLOOLIK ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 36049042558     PISSN: 07057199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/016365ar     Document Type: Article

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