Meiobenthic and macrobenthic community structure in carbonate sediments of Rocas atoll (north-east, Brazil)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-50

  Netto, S A ^a,b   Warwick, R M ^a   Attrill, M J ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazil; Community structure; Macrofauna; Meiofauna; Nematodes; Polychaetes; Rocas Atoll

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; ANNELIDA; COPEPODA; DRACONEMATIDAE; EPSILONEMATIDAE; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); POLYCHAETA; RHODOPHYTA; VERMETIDAE;

EID: 0032897122     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0398     Document Type: Article

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