Effects of severe oxygen depletion on macrobenthos in the Pomeranian Bay (southern Baltic Sea): A case study in a shallow, sublittoral habitat characterised by low species richness

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 221-234

  Powilleit, Martin ^a   Kube, Jan ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Baltic Sea; Community analysis; Hypoxia; Macrobenthos; Oxygen depletion

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MACROBENTHOS;

BALTIC SEA;

AMPHIPODA; HETEROCHAETA COSTATA; OLIGOCHAETA; TUBIFICOIDES BENEDENI;

EID: 0032736273     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(99)00032-5     Document Type: Article

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