MacroBen integrated database on benthic invertebrates of European continental shelves: A tool for large-scale analysis across Europe

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 382, Issue , 2009, Pages 225-238

  Vanden Berghe, E ^a,b   Claus, S ^c   Appeltans, W ^c   Faulwetter, S ^c   Arvanitidis, C ^c   Somerfield, P J ^c   Aleffi, I F ^c   Amouroux, J M ^c   Anisimova, N ^c   Bachelet, G ^c   Cochrane, S J ^c   Costello, M J ^c   Craeymeersch, J ^c   Dahle, S ^c   Degraer, S ^c   Denisenko, S ^c   Dounas, C ^c   Duineveld, G ^c   Emblow, C ^c   Escaravage, V ^c   Fabri, M C ^c   Fleischer, D ^c   Gremare A ^c   Herrmann, M ^c   Hummel, H ^c   Karakassis, I ^c   Kedra M ^c   Kendall, M A ^c   Kingston, P ^c   Kotwicki, L ^c   Labrune, C ^c   Laudien, J ^c   Nevrova, E L ^c   Occhipinti Ambrogi, A ^c   Olsgard, F ^c   Palerud, R ^c   Petrov, A ^c   Rachor, E ^c   Revkov, N ^c   Rumohr, H ^c   Sarda R ^c   Sistermans, W C H ^c   Speybroeck, J ^c   Janas, U ^c   Van Hoey, G ^c   Vincx, M ^c   Whomersley, P ^c   Willems, W ^c   Wlodarska Kowalczuk M ^c   Zenetos, A ^c   Zettler, M L ^c   Heip, C H R ^c   more..

^a FLANDERS MARINE INSTITUTE VLIZ   (Belgium)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biogeography; Data management; Data rescue; Integrated database; Macrofauna

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATA INTERPRETATION; DATA MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; DATABASE; MACROBENTHOS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NOMENCLATURE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 66649129962     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07826     Document Type: Article

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