Macrofaunal production and biological traits: Spatial relationships along the UK continental shelf

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 88, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-58

  Bolam, S G ^a   Eggleton, J D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic Communities; Biological Traits; Continental Shelf; Fuzzy Coding; Secondary Production

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; INVERTEBRATE; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84893370187     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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