Spatial distribution of oligochaetes (Clitellata) in the tidal freshwater and brackish parts of the Schelde estuary (Belgium)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 406, Issue , 1999, Pages 119-132

  Seys, J ^a,b   Vincx, M ^a   Meire, P ^b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Macrozoobenthos; Oligochaetes; Spatial patterns; Tidal fresh and brackish water

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; ESTUARY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BELGIUM;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; CLITELLATA; HETEROCHAETA COSTATA; LIMNODRILUS HOFFMEISTERI; LIMNODRILUS PROFUNDICOLA; LIMNODRILUS UDEKEMIANUS; NAIDIDAE; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); PARANAIS LITORALIS; PELOSCOLEX HETEROCHAETUS; TUBIFEX TUBIFEX; TUBIFICIDAE; TUBIFICOIDES; VORTICELLIDAE;

EID: 0033158026     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003751512971     Document Type: Article

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