Do mangrove diversity and leaf litter decay promote meiofaunal diversity?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-33

  Michael Gee, J ^a   Somerfield, Paul J ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copepods; Decomposition; Leaf litter; Mangroves; Meiofauna; Nematodes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPEPOD; DECOMPOSITION; FAUNA; FOREST; MALAYSIA; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SEDIMENT; TREE;

EID: 0342276110     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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