A handy method for measuring meiobenthic respiration

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-190

  Moens, Tom ^a   Vierstraete, Andy ^a   Vanhove, Sandra ^a   Verbeke, Mattias ^a   Vincx, Magda ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Electrode; Meiobenthos; Method; Nematodes; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0030152033     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00163-8     Document Type: Article

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