01485nas a2200193   4500008004100000245014100041210006900182260001200251300001200263490000700275520075800282653001101040100003201051700001701083700001601100700002501116700001901141856013101160       1999                        eng d00aBenthic invertebrate communities of NW Rodos (Rhodes) Island (SE Aegean Sea) as related to hydrological regime and geographical location0 aBenthic invertebrate communities of NW Rodos Rhodes Island SE Ae  c1999///  a371-3930 v453 aThe study of benthic macrofaunal communities along the NW coasts of Rodos (Rhodes) Island indicates that the area can be characterized as subtropical, with a high-energy hydrological regime. Of five stations sampled, 382 taxa were identified, some of special zoogeographic interest. The high diversity values observed are probably related to the rather coarse sediment (muddy sand) even in the deeper parts. No clear zonation of species composition was observed, while a very large number of rare species were found. Contribution of Lessepsian migrants to the benthic community composition is very low. Sorting coefficients of the sediment, depth, and hydrological conditions seem to play a synergistic role in the discrimination of benthic assemblages.10amarine1 aPancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.1 aSimboura, N.1 aZenetos, A.1 aThessalou-Legaki, M.1 aNicolaidou, A.  uhttps://icgf.myspecies.info/content/benthic-invertebrate-communities-nw-rodos-rhodes-island-se-aegean-sea-related-hydrological