Small-scale perturbation on soft bottom macrozoobenthos after mechanical cleaning operations in a central-western mediterranean lagoon

Transitional Waters Bulletin

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 9-19

  Chessa, L A ^a   Serra, S ^a   Pais, A ^a   Scardi, M ^b   Lanera, P ^c   Plastina, N ^c   Valiante, L M ^c   Vinci, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c Bioservice scrl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal lagoons; Dredging; Macrozoobenthos; Mediterranean; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949086363     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1825229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1285/i1825229Xv1n2p9     Document Type: Article

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