Macrobenthic zonation patterns along a morphodynamical continuum of macrotidal, low tide bar/rip and ultra-dissipative sandy beaches

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 459-468

  Degraer, S ^a   Volckaert, A ^a   Vincx, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Macrobenthos; Morphodynamical gradient; Sandy beach; Tidal range

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MACROBENTHOS; MORPHODYNAMICS; POPULATION DENSITY; SANDBAR; TIDAL RANGE; ZONATION;

BELGIUM;

AMPHIPODA; ANNELIDA; BATHYPOREIA; BATHYPOREIA PILOSA; BATHYPOREIA SARSI; CIROLANIDAE; CRUSTACEA; EURYDICE; EURYDICE PULCHRA; HESIONIDAE; HESIONIDES ARENARIA; ISOPODA; OPHELIA; OPHELIA RATHKEI; POLYCHAETA; PONTOPOREIIDAE; SCOLELEPIS; SCOLELEPIS SQUAMATA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0037985290     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00195-6     Document Type: Article

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