Meiofauna as descriptor of tourism-induced changes at sandy beaches

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-265

  Gheskiere, Tom ^a   Vincx, Magda ^a   Weslawski, Jan Marcin ^b   Scapini, Felicita ^c   Degraer, Steven ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baltic; Free living nematodes; Mediterranean; Meiofauna; Sandy beach; Taxonomic diversity; Tourist impacts

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE BIOLOGY;

MARINE IRONIDAE NEMATODES; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE ASSEMBLAGES; TOTAL ORGANIC MATTER (TOM);

BEACHES;

ORGANIC MATTER;

BEACH; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MEIOFAUNA; ORGANIC MATTER; TOURISM;

ANNELID WORM; AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; COASTAL WATERS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTONE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INSECT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; RANDOMIZATION; SANDY SOIL; SEASHORE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STRESS; TERRESTRIAL SURFACE WATERS; TOURISM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BATHING BEACHES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ITALY; NEMATODA; OCEANS AND SEAS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLAND; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

COPEPODA; HARPACTICOIDA; INSECTA; IRONIDAE; NEMATODA;

EID: 14844322196     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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