Parasites of flounder Platichthys flesus (L.) from the German Bight, North Sea, and their potential use in ecosystem monitoring: B. Community structure and fish parasite biodiversity

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 252-261

  Schmidt, V ^a   Zander, S ^a   Korting W ^a   Steinhagen, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological effects monitoring; Diversity; Heteroxenous monoxenous species ratio; Parasite community; Platichthys flesus

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMONITORING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLATFISH; PARASITISM; POLLUTION MONITORING;

NORTH SEA;

PLATICHTHYS; PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 0345047704     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-003-0148-0     Document Type: Article

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