Diversity of benthic macrofauna of the flood-tidal delta of the Nahoon estuary and adjacent beach, South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 231-246

  Bursey, Mary ^a   Wooldridge, Tris ^b  

^a East London Museum   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Beach; Interdidal ecology; Macrobenthos; Open estuary

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEACH; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ZOOBENTHOS;

EASTERN CAPE; NAHOON ESTUARY; SOUTH AFRICA;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; INSECTA; MOLLUSCA; PISCES; POLYCHAETA; UROTHOE; UROTHOE SERRULIDACTYLUS;

EID: 0036820114     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2002.11657178     Document Type: Article

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