Trophodynamics of suprabenthic fauna on coastal muddy bottoms of the southern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean)

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 174-187

  Fanelli, E ^a,b   Cartes, J E ^a   Badalamenti, F ^b   Rumolo, P ^c   Sprovieri, M ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assemblage Dynamics; Coastal Muddy Bottoms; Environmental Factors; Mediterranean; Seasonal Variations; Stable Isotopes; Suprabenthos (Hyperbenthos)

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CRUSTACEAN; DETRITIVORY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD WEB; ORGANIC MATTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

GULF OF CASTELLAMMARE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

AMPELISCA; AMPHIPODA; APHERUSA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; CUMACEA; GOBIIDAE; GONEPLAX RHOMBOIDES; HARPINIA; INVERTEBRATA; LEUCON; MYSIDA; PHILOCHERAS BISPINOSUS; WESTWOODILLA RECTIROSTRIS;

EID: 59149103609     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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