Patterns of polychaete communities in tropical sedimentary habitats: A case study in south-western Thailand

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Froján, Christopher R S Barrio ^a   Hawkins, Lawrence E ^a   Aryuthaka, Chittima ^b   Nimsantijaroen, Sompoch ^b   Kendall, Mike A ^c   Paterson, Gordon L J ^d  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inter habitat; Macrofaunal density; Polychaete; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 49749116098     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02172445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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