Patterns of abundance of seagrasses and associated infaunal communities at Inhaca Island, Mozambique

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 307-318

  Paula, J ^a   Fidalgo e Costa, P ^a   Martins, A ^b   Gove, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Biomass; Infauna; Mozambique; Porewater; Seagrasses; Spatial scales

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC INFAUNA; BIOMASS; POREWATER; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEASONAL VARIATION;

INHACA ISLAND; MOZAMBIQUE;

THALASSIA HEMPRICHII; THALASSODENDRON CILIATUM; ZOSTERA CAPENSIS;

EID: 0034771628     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0809     Document Type: Article

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