Seasonal variability of meiofaunal abundance in the oligo-mesohaline area of the Gironde Estuary, France

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 549-563

  Santos, P J P ^a   Castel, J ^a   Souza Santos, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

estuaries; French coast; meiobenthos; seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COPEPODA; NEMATODA;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; ESTUARY; MEIOBENTHOS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, GIRONDE ESTUARY;

EID: 0030274339     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0087     Document Type: Article

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