Recolonization patterns of meiobenthic communities in brackish vegetated and unvegetated habitats after induced hypoxia/anoxia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 375-376, Issue , 1998, Pages 73-87

  Guerrini, A ^b   Colangelo, M A ^b   Ceccherelli, V U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Hypoxia anoxia; Meiobenthos; Recolonization

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HYPOXIA; LAGOON; MEIOFAUNA; VEGETATION COVER;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY; VALLE SMARLACCA;

RUPPIA;

EID: 0031742348     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2864-5_7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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