Structure and temporal dynamics of macroinfaunal communities of a sandy reef flat in the northwestern Philippines

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 353, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 91-106

  Nacorda, Hildie Maria E ^a   Yap, Helen T ^a  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Community structure; Philippines; Reef flat; Sand macroinfauna; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; INFAUNA; REEF COMMUNITIES; REEF FLAT; SALINITY; SAND; SUBSTRATE;

PHILIPPINES, PANGASINAN, BOLINAO, LUCERO REEF FALT;

CHAETOGNATHA; CRUSTACEA; ECHINODERMATA; MOLLUSCA; NEMERTEA; POLYCHAETA; SYLLIDAE; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0030714976     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003002810410     Document Type: Article

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