The effect of mangrove leaf litter enrichment on macrobenthic colonization of defaunated sandy substrates

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 703-712

  Lee, S Y ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Detritus utilization; Export; Macrofauna; Mangrove outwelling; Microcosm experiment

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; ENRICHMENT; LEAF LITTER; MACROBENTHOS; MANGROVE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMALIA; KANDELIA CANDEL; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0033373313     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1999.0523     Document Type: Article

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