Spatial macrozoobenthic distribution patterns in relation to major environmental factors- A case study from the Pomeranian Bay (southern Baltic Sea)

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 144-161

  Glockzin, M ^a   Zettler, M L ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; BIO ENV; CCA; Environmental factors; Macrozoobenthos; Multivariate analysis; Pattern analysis; PCA; Pomeranian Bay; Rank correlation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRAIN SIZE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NUMERICAL METHOD; PREDICTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POMERANIAN BAY;

EID: 41449113682     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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