Community Structure of Caprellid Amphipods (Crustacea) on Seagrasses in Otsuchi Bay, Northeastern Japan, with Reference to the Association of Caprella japonica (Schurin) and Phyllospadix iwatensis Makino

Fisheries Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 327-331

  Takeuchi, Ichiro ^a   Hino, Akinori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caprella japonica; Caprellidea; Community structure; Epifauna; Phyllospadix iwatensis; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; CAPRELLA; CAPRELLIDAE; CAPRELLIDEA; CRUSTACEA; HALOPHILA; JAPONICA; PHYLLOSPADIX IWATENSIS; ZOSTERA CAULESCENS; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0000572576     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2331/fishsci.63.327     Document Type: Article

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