ABC method and Biomass Size Spectra: What about macrozoobenthic biomass on hard substrata

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 527, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 163-176

  Pagola Carte, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

ABC method; biomass size spectra; environmental monitoring; macrozoobenthos; marine hard substrata

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE-BIOMASS COMPARISON (ABC METHOD); BIOMASS SIZE SPECTRA (BSS); ECOLOGICAL MONITORING; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; MARINE BIOLOGY; RIVER POLLUTION; ROCKS; SUBSTRATES;

ECOLOGY;

BIOMASS; BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVER POLLUTION; ZOOBENTHOS;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 5444261413     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000043199.12496.2d     Document Type: Article

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