Effect of Scirpus mariqueter vegetation on salt marsh benthic macrofaunal community of the Changjiang estuary

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-78

  Xingzhong, Yuan ^a   Hong, Liu ^a   Jianjian, Lu ^b  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Changjiang estuary; Habitat heterogeneity; Macrofaunal community structure; Marsh vegetation; Organic input; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MACROBENTHOS; SALTMARSH; SHOOT GROWTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

SCIRPUS;

EID: 13844281315     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/01115.1     Document Type: Article

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