Mass occurrence of the recent brachiopod Magellania venosa (Terebratellidae) in the fjords Comau and Reñihué, northern Patagonia, Chile

Marine Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 342-347

  Försterra, Günter ^a,c   Häussermann, Vreni ^a,c   Lüter, Carsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Brachiopoda; Chile; Magellania venosa; Mass occurrence; Terebratellidae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BRACHIOPOD; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANTHOZOA; BRACHIOPODA; DESMOPHYLLUM DIANTHUS; DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS; MAGELLANIA VENOSA; SCLERACTINIA; TEREBRATELLIDAE;

EID: 51349090454     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2008.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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