Spatial and temporal variation of the benthic macrofauna in a grossly polluted estuary from southwestern Spain

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 155-168

  Sanchez Moyano J E ^a   Garcia Asencio I ^a   Garcia Gomez J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heavy metal; Macrofauna; Odiel estuary; Recovery; Southwestern Spain; Tinto River

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MACROBENTHOS; REGENERATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANDALUCIA; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; ODIEL ESTUARY; SPAIN; TINTO ESTUARY;

CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 77955775987     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: 14383888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-009-0175-6     Document Type: Article

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