The meiofauna of Ascophyllum nodosum (L.) Le Jolis: Characterization of the assemblages associated with two common epiphytes

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-267

  Jarvis, Stephen C ^a   Seed, Raymond ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Phytal meiofauna; Rocky intertidal

Indexed keywords

ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM;

ALGAE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EPIPHYTE; EPIPHYTES; MACROALGAE; MEIOFAUNA; MEIOFAUNAL ASSEMBLAGES; ROCKY SHORE; ROCKY SHORES; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALGA; ASCOPHYLLUM; CLASSIFICATION; EPIPHYTE; MACROALGA; MEIOFAUNA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

UK, WALES;

EID: 0030201542     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00184-0     Document Type: Article

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