Meiobenthic communities of the Pomeranian Bay (southern Baltic): Effects of proximity to river discharge

Oceanologia

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-260

  Rokicka Praxmajer, Joanna ^a   Radziejewska, Teresa ^a   Dworczak, Halina ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Estuary; Meiobenthos; Organic enrichment; River discharge

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MEIOFAUNA; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER DISCHARGE; ZOOBENTHOS;

EID: 0032423410     PISSN: 00783234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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