Carbon flows through meiobenthic nematodes in the Westerschelde Estuary

Fundamental and Applied Nematology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 487-494

  Li, Jian ^a,b   Vincx, Magda ^a   Herman, Peter M J ^a,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon flow; Marine nematodes; Meiobenthos

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEMATODA;

EID: 0030883242     PISSN: 11645571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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