Functional structure of marine benthic assemblages using Biological Traits Analysis (BTA): A study along the Emilia-Romagna coastline (Italy, North-West Adriatic Sea)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 245-256

  Paganelli, Daniele ^a   Marchini, Agnese ^a   Occhipinti Ambrogi, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Biological traits analysis; Community functioning; Macrobenthos

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; BURROWING; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DATA SET; DEPOSIT FEEDER; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FILTER FEEDER; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; LIFE HISTORY; MACROBENTHOS; MOBILITY; MORPHOLOGY; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY;

ADRIATIC SEA; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PO DELTA; VENETO;

EMILIA;

EID: 84655160895     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.11.014     Document Type: Article

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