Superficial sediments and their relation to polychaete families in a subtropical embayment, Mexico

The soft bottoms in front of Mazatlan Bay and "Isla de la Piedra" Peninsula were studied to produce maps (depth, grain size and organic matter content in sediments). Sixty samples were obtained with a 30 x 30 van Veen grab (4-21 m depth) and polychaetewere extracted from 21 subsamples. Gra...

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Published in:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Main Authors:	Nuria Méndez, María Green Ruiz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 1998-06-01
Subjects:	Sediments grain size organic matter polychaetes Gulf of California Western Mexico
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441998000200008