Epibenthic communities in a marine shallow area with hydrothermal vents (Milos Island, Aegean Sea)

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  De Biasi, A M ^a   Bianchi, C N ^b   Aliani, S ^c   Cocito, S ^d   Peirano, A ^d   Dando, P R ^e   Morri, C ^b  

^a Centro Interuniv Biologia Marina   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre   (Italy)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cover; Epibenthos; Hydrothermal vents; Mediterranean Sea; Milos; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HYDROTHERMAL ORGANISM; MACROBENTHOS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 5044249421     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540310001629152     Document Type: Article

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