Scientia Marina, Vol 74, No 1 (2010)
Rocky intertidal macrobenthic communities across a large-scale estuarine gradient
https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n1087
Luis Giménez
Sección Oceanología, Facultad de Ciencias, Uruguay
School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, LL59 5AB, Menai Bridge, UK
Ana Inés Borthagaray
Sección Oceanología, Facultad de Ciencias, Uruguay
Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad, Chile. Departamento de Ecología and Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ecología y Biodiversidad, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Marcel Rodríguez
Sección Oceanología, Facultad de Ciencias, Uruguay
Alejandro Brazeiro
Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Uruguay
Alvar Carranza
Sección Oceanología, Facultad de Ciencias, Uruguay
UNDECIMAR, Facultad de Ciencias, Uruguay
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