Ecological classification of European transitional waters in the North-East Atlantic eco-region

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 442-450

  Galván, Cristina ^a   Juanes, José Antonio ^a   Puente, Araceli ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

benthos; classification systems; estuaries; hydro morphological typologies; physical properties; transitional waters

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIVALVE; COASTAL LAGOON; ECOREGION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; SEAWATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TYPOLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

INVERTEBRATA; SCROBICULARIA;

EID: 77950044105     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.01.026     Document Type: Article

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