Structure and secondary production of the macrobenthic community in an aquatic transition environment of the Gulf of Olbia, Mediterranean Sea

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 216-226

  Munari, Cristina ^a   Mistri, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gulf of olbia; Macrobenthic community; Mediterranean sea; Musculista senhousia; Secondary production

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; MACROBENTHOS; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYCHAETE; SAMPLING BIAS; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

GULF OF OLBIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

MOLLUSCA; MUSCULISTA SENHOUSIA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 49549107856     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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