Spatial variability of macrozoobenthic community and trophic structure of a subtropical lagoon on southeastern Brazil's atlantic coast

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-128

  Ricevuto, Elena ^a   Vizzini, Salvatrice ^b   Lardicci, Claudio ^c   Gomes, Abilio Soares ^d  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Macrozoobenthos; Stable isotopes; Subtropical coastal lagoon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880414623     PISSN: 16798759     EISSN: 1982436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-87592013000200004     Document Type: Article

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