Disturbance of a soft-sediment meiobenthic community by clam hand raking

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-133

  Mistri, Michele ^a   Cason, Elena ^a   Munari, Cristina ^a   Rossi, Remigio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clam harvesting; Meiobenthos

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CLAM FISHERY; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HARVESTING; MEIOFAUNA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PO DELTA; SACCA DI GORO; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO;

BIVALVIA; HARPACTICOIDA; NEMATODA;

EID: 4444322834     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000409356563     Document Type: Article

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