Structure and biodiversity of nematode assemblages in the SW lagoon of New Caledonia

Coral Reefs

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-186

  Boucher, G ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TYPES; DENSITY; LAGOONS; MEIOBENTHOS; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE ASSEMBLAGE; TAXONOMIC COMPOSITION; TAXONOMY;

NEW CALEDONIA;

NEMATODA;

EID: 0030743570     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050072     Document Type: Article

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