Predation and sediment disturbance effects of the intertidal polychaete Nereis virens (Sars) on associated meiofaunal assemblages

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 243, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 261-282

  Tita, G ^a   Desrosiers, G ^a   Vincx, M ^b   Nozais, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Community structure; Disturbance; Meiobenthos; Microcosm experiment; Nematodes; Nereis; Predation

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MEIOFAUNA; PREDATION;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPEPOD; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PREDATION; SEDIMENT;

NEREIS VIRENS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0033957974     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00116-1     Document Type: Article

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