Intertidal zonation of benthic macrofauna in a subtropical salt marsh and nearby unvegetated flat (SE, Brazil)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 353, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 171-180

  Netto, Sérgio A ^a   Lana, Paulo C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Macrofauna; Paranagu Bay; Salt marsh; Tidal flat; Zonation

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE; DETRITUS; ECOLOGICAL ZONATION; SALT MARSHES; SALTMARSH; TIDAL FLAT; TIDAL FLATS; ZOOBENTHOS;

POACEAE; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0030656199     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003090701675     Document Type: Article

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