Comparative analysis of macrofaunal species richness and composition in Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa and leaf litter beds

Marine Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1087-1101

  Como, S ^a   Magni, P ^a,b   Baroli, M ^a   Casu, D ^c   De Falco, G ^a,b   Floris, A ^c  

^a IMC   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEXITY; CRUSTACEAN; DETRITIVORY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LEAF LITTER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCHAETE; SEAGRASS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

CABRAS LAGOON; EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF ORISTANO; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; ORISTANO; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ABRA ALBA; AMPHARETE ACUTIFRONS; ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CERASTODERMA GLAUCUM; COROPHIUM SEXTONAE; CRUSTACEA; CYMODOCEA NODOSA; DYNAMENE BIDENTATUS; LORIPES LACTEUS; MINUSPIO CIRRIFERA; PAGURISTES SYRTENSIS; PHALLUSIA FUMIGATA; POLYCHAETA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SYLLIS GARCIAI; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS;

EID: 39649118829     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0881-z     Document Type: Article

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