Spatial and seasonal distribution of ascidians in a semi-enclosed basin of the Mediterranean Sea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1053-1061

  Mastrototaro, F ^a   D'Onghia, G ^a   Tursi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascidians; Benthic communities; Distaplia bermudensis; Mediterranean Sea; Microcosmus squamiger; Non indigenous species; Polyandrocarpa zorritensis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INVERTEBRATE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MARINE POLLUTION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MAR PICCOLO; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PUGLIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TARANTO;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; ASCIDIELLA ASPERSA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CLAVELINA; DISTAPLIA BERMUDENSIS; MICROCOSMUS SQUAMIGER; POLYANDROCARPA ZORRITENSIS; PYURA; PYURA MICROCOSMUS; STYELA PLICATA;

EID: 48249087648     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408001392     Document Type: Article

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