Factors affecting monthly variation in population density of the capitellid polychaete Heteromastus filiformis in a hyperhaline Mediterranean coastal lagoon

Transitional Waters Bulletin

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 10-23

  Can, E ^a   Kevrekidis, T ^b,d   Cihangir, B ^c  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ECOTEKNE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; Lagoon; Marine invertebrate; Opportunistic species; Population density; Population structure; Salinity; Sediments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887093598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1825229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1285/i1825229Xv3n3p10     Document Type: Article

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