Fixed biological indicators

Handbook of Sea-Level Research

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 268-280

  Rovere, Alessio ^a,b   Antonioli, Fabrizio ^c   Bianchi, Carlo Nike ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barnacles; Biological zonation; Chthamalids; Coralline algae; Lithophaga; Mussels; Oysters; Sea level indicators; Serpulids; Vermetids

Indexed keywords

MOLLUSCS;

BARNACLES; BIOLOGICAL ZONATION; CHTHAMALIDS; LITHOPHAGA; MUSSELS; OYSTERS; SEA LEVEL INDICATORS; SERPULIDS; VERMETIDS;

SEA LEVEL;

EID: 84944123342     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118452547.ch18     Document Type: Chapter

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