Integrated study of Mediterranean deep canyons: Novel results and future challenges

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-27

  Canals, M ^a   Company, J B ^b   Martin D ^c   Sanchez Vidal A ^a   Ramirez Llodra E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARISTEUS ANTENNATUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FARFANTEPENAEUS AZTECUS;

EID: 84888063270     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2013.09.004     Document Type: Editorial

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