Spatial and temporal variations in nematode assemblages in tropical seagrass sediments

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 493, Issue , 2003, Pages 43-63

  Fisher, R ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Meiofauna; Nematodes; Seagrasses; Seasonal; Tropical

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS;

BIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; HALOPHILA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0141453536     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025481732236     Document Type: Article

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