Habitat types and distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates in a transitional water ecosystem: Alimini Grande (Puglia, Italy)

Transitional Waters Bulletin

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 9-19

  Galuppo, N ^a   Maci, S ^a   Pinna, M ^a   Basset, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Habitat type; Spatial distribution; Transitional waters

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751524030     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1825229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1285/i1825229Xv1n4p9     Document Type: Article

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