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Temporal changes of mollusc populations from a Zostera marina bed in southern Spain (Alboran Sea), with biogeographic considerations

  1. María del Carmen Arroyo1,
  2. Carmen Salas2,
  3. José Luis Rueda2,
  4. Serge Gofas2

Article first published online: 21 NOV 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2006.00117.x

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Marine Ecology

Marine Ecology

Volume 27, Issue 4, pages 417–430, December 2006

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Arroyo, M. d. C., Salas, C., Rueda, J. L. and Gofas, S. (2006), Temporal changes of mollusc populations from a Zostera marina bed in southern Spain (Alboran Sea), with biogeographic considerations. Marine Ecology, 27: 417–430. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2006.00117.x

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  1. 1

     EGMASA, Edificio Interior, Zona Franca, Edificio Melkart, Cádiz, Spain

  2. 2

     Dept. Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain

*Carmen Salas, Dept. Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071-Málaga, Spain. E-mail: casanova@uma.es

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  1. Issue published online: 21 NOV 2006
  2. Article first published online: 21 NOV 2006
  3. Accepted: 20 September 2006

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