Microphytobenthos communities in the freshwater tidal to brackish reaches of the Schelde estuary (Belgium)

Belgian Journal of Botany

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 15-26

  Muylaert, Koenraad ^a   Van Nieuwerburgh, Lies ^a,b   Sabbe, Koen ^a   Vyverman, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Epipelon; Epipsammon; Maximum turbidity zone; Microphytobenthos; Schelde estuary

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; COCCOIDEA; CYANOBACTERIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 0036882997     PISSN: 07784031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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