Effects of sediment type on macrobenthic infaunal colonization of laboratory microcosms

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 485, Issue , 2002, Pages 83-96

  Flemer, David A ^a   Ruth, Barbara F ^a,c   Bundrick, Charles M ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; ESTUARIES; SAND;

MICROCOSM SYSTEMS;

SEDIMENTS;

BENTHIC INFAUNA; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MICROCOSM; SEDIMENT;

ACTINARIA; ACTINIARIA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036823101     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021385901210     Document Type: Article

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