Effects of microalgae and food limitation on the recolonization of benthic macrofauna into in situ saltmarsh-pond mesocosms

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 221, Issue , 2001, Pages 93-104

  Stocks, K I ^a   Grassle, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macrofauna; Food limitation; Microalgae; Microphytobenthos; Pond; Recolonization; Saltmarsh

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOOD LIMITATION; MICROALGA; RECOLONIZATION; SALTMARSH; ZOOBENTHOS;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

AMPHICTEIS FLORIDUS; ANNELIDA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS; CHIRONOMUS SP.; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; DIPTERA; GASTROPODA; HOBSONIA FLORIDA; HYDROBIIDAE; LAEONEREIS CULVERI; OLIGOCHAETA; PARANAIS LITORALIS; POLYCHAETA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0035909537     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps221093     Document Type: Article

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