Benthic species diversity and sediment composition: Comment on Compton et al. (2008)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 440, Issue , 2011, Pages 281-283

  Beukema, J J ^a   Dekker, R ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Sample area; Sediment coarseness; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIDAL FLAT; ZOOBENTHOS;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 80055098922     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09418     Document Type: Review

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