TY - JOUR TT - The community structure of Prosobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) on shallow soft bottoms of the Çanakkale Strait AU - Acar, Seçil AU - Ateş, A. Suat PY - 2017 DA - February DO - 10.12714/egejfas.2017.34.1.13 JF - Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences JO - EgeJFAS PB - Ege University WT - DergiPark SN - 2148-3140 SP - 93 EP - 101 VL - 34 IS - 1 KW - Prosobranş (Gastropod) KW - kommunite yapısı KW - yumuşak zemin KW - Çanakkale Boğazı KW - Türk Boğazlar Sistemi N2 - The goal of thisstudy was to determine the community structure belonging to the Prosobranchia(Gastropoda, Mollusca) in soft bottoms of the Çanakkale Strait coastal waters(0-5 m). Benthos samples were collected seasonally using a 30x30 quadrateoperated by a SCUBA diver between July 2008 and April 2009. Samplings werecarried out at 3 transect depths of 8 different locations of the ÇanakkaleStrait. A total of 4472 specimens of Prosobranchs were recorded. 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