Long-term observations on the dynamics of three species of polychaetes living on tidal flats of the Wadden Sea: The role of weather and predator-prey interactions

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-44

  Beukema, J J ^a   Essink, K ^b   Dekker, R ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass; Heteromastus; Nephtys; Scoloplos; Temperatures

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TIDAL FLAT; WEATHER; ZOOBENTHOS;

WADDEN SEA;

HETEROMATUS FILIFORMIS; NEPHTYS HOMBERGII; POLYCHAETA; SCOLOPLOS ARMIGER;

EID: 0033965186     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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