Benthic community structure and sediment processes on an intertidal flat: Results from the ECOFLAT project

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 21, Issue 18-19, 2001, Pages 2055-2071

  Herman, Peter M J ^a   Middelburg, Jack J ^a   Heip, Carlo H R ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

NETHERLANDS; WESTERSCHELDE ESTUARY;

EID: 0035660717     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(01)00042-5     Document Type: Article

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