Lack of temporal variability in the benthos of a coastal brackish water lagoon in Greece

Mediterranean Marine Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 5-17

  Nicolaidou, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amvrakikos gulf; Benthos; Greece; Ionian sea; Lagoons; Seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892660500     PISSN: 1108393X     EISSN: 17916763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12681/mms.150     Document Type: Article

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