Highly diverse molluscan assemblages of Posidonia oceanica meadows in northwestern Alboran Sea (W Mediterranean): Seasonal dynamics and environmental drivers

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 136-147

  Urra, Javier ^a   Mateo Ramírez, Ángel ^a   Marina, Pablo ^a   Salas, Carmen ^a   Gofas, Serge ^a   Rueda, José L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alboran Sea; Dynamics; Europe; Marine molluscs; Punta de Calaburras Calahonda; Seagrass; Spain; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; ANNUAL CYCLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FAUNISTICS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEADOW; MOLLUSC; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; ORGANIC MATTER; PATCHINESS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SAMPLING; SEAGRASS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; WATER COLUMN;

ALBORAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; MOLLUSCA; MYTILIDAE; NASSARIIDAE; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; PYRAMIDELLIDAE; RISSOA VENTRICOSA; RISSOIDAE; TRICOLIA; TROCHIDAE; UNGULINA CUNEATA;

EID: 84873719762     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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