Soft‐sediment habitats and fauna of omaha bay, northeastern new zealand

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-214

  Taylor, Richard B ^a   Morrison, Mark A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthos; Macrofauna; Soft sediment

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; OMAHA BAY;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; ARTHROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 56849101961     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220809510554     Document Type: Article

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