Community structure and spatial distribution of benthic fauna in the Bellingshausen Sea (West Antarctica)

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 735-743

  Saiz, J I ^a   Garcia F J ^b   Manjon Cabeza M E ^c   Parapar, J ^d   Pena Cantero A ^e   Saucede T ^f   Troncoso, J S ^g   Ramos, A ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^h INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Abundance; Antarctica; Bellingshausen Sea; Macrobenthos; PRIMER

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEAFLOOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE;

BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 42249102079     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0414-3     Document Type: Article

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