MarBEF, databases, and the legacy of John Gray

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 382, Issue , 2009, Pages 221-224

  Somerfield, P J ^a   Arvanitidis, C ^b   Vanden Berghe, E ^b   Van Avesaath, P ^b   Hummel, H ^b   Heip, C H R ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Large scale patterns; MacroBen; Macrobenthos; Marine biodiversity; Science integration

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATABASE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MACROBENTHOS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BLACK SEA; EURASIA;

EID: 66649112253     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08045     Document Type: Article

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