Vertical distribution of meiofauna in sediments from contrasting sites in the adriatic sea: Clues to the role of abiotic versus biotic control

Ophelia

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 203-212

  Moodley, Leon ^a   Heip, Carlo ^a   Chen, Guotong ^b   Vincx, Magda ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Bioturbation; Meiobenthos; Nematodes; Oxygenation; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEDIMENT;

BIOTIC FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MEIOFAUNA; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; ZOOBENTHOS;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0034491396     PISSN: 00785326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00785326.2000.10409450     Document Type: Article

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