Associations of microalgae and meiofauna in floating detritus at a mangrove island, Twin Cays, Belize

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-175

  Faust, Maria A ^a   Gulledge, Rose A ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Cyanobacteria; Detritus; Diatoms; Dinoflagellates; Mangrove; Meiofauna; Ne matodes

Indexed keywords

DETRITUS; ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS; MANGROVE SWAMPS; MEIOFAUNA; MICROALGAE;

BELIZE, TWIN CAYS;

EID: 0030131770     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00159-X     Document Type: Article

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