The impacts of eutrophication on macro zoobenthos in the presence of predator Crangon crangon L. (Ythan estuary, Aberdeenshire, Scotland)

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-364

  Kidwai, Samina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b National Institute of Oceanography Pakistan   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cage experiments; Crangon crangon L; Eutrophication; Macro zoobenthos; Ythan Estuary

Indexed keywords

ALGAL MAT; EUTROPHICATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; ZOOBENTHOS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CRANGON CRANGON; DECAPODA; ENTEROMORPHA; ULVA;

EID: 0032293405     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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