Long-term changes (1977-1994) in intertidal macrozoobenthos of the Dollard (Ems estuary) and effects of introduction of the North American spionid polychaete Marenzelleria cf. wireni

Senckenbergiana Maritima

Volumn 28, Issue 4-6, 1998, Pages 211-225

  Essink, Karel ^a,c   Eppinga, Jetty ^a   Dekker, Rob ^b  

^a National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c RIJKSWATERSTAAT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ems estuary; Intertidal macrozoobenthos; Introduced species; Marenzelleria cf. wireni; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; INTERTIDAL ORGANISM; INTRODUCED POLYCHAETE; SEWAGE; ZOOBENTHOS;

NETHERLANDS, EMS-DOLLARD ESTUARY;

AMPHIPODA; BIVALVIA; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; MACOMA BALTHICA; MARENZELLERIA WIRENI; NEREIS DIVERSICOLOR; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0031871995     PISSN: 0080889X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03043150     Document Type: Article

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