Effect of shoot density on the infaunal macro-invertebrate community within a Zostera marina seagrass bed

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 351-357

  Webster, P J ^a   Rowden, A A ^a   Attrill, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community structure; English Channel; Infauna; Macro invertebrate; Seagrass; Shoot density; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENSITY; INVERTEBRATE; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SHOOT GROWTH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0032169854     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0358     Document Type: Article

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