Response of the benthic macrofauna to seasonal natural and anthropogenic constraints within Tunisian lagoonal and coastal areas (south-western mediterranean)

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-30

  Afli, A ^a   Chakroun, R ^b   Ayari, R ^a   Aissa, P ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

^b University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Biotic indices; Ecological groups; Seasonal fluctuation; Tunisian transitional waters

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 70350139822     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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