Meiofauna of the adriatic sea: Present knowledge and future perspectives

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 45-63

  Balsamo, M ^a   Albertelli, G ^b   Ceccherelli, V U ^c   Coccioni, R ^a   Colangelo, M A ^c   Curini Galletti, M ^d   Danovaro, R ^e   D'Addabbo, R ^f   de Leonardis, C D ^f   Fabiano, M ^b   Frontalini, F ^a   Gallo, M ^f   Gambi, C ^e   Guidi, L ^a   Moreno, M ^b   Pusceddu, A ^e   Sandulli, R ^g   Semprucci, F ^a   Todaro, M A ^h   Tongiorgi, P ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic sea; Biodiversity; Bioindicator; Conservation; Ecology; Meiofauna

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOINDICATOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENDEMISM; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEIOFAUNA; NATURE CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 77952727746     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757541003705492     Document Type: Article

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