Spatial variations in macrobenthic fauna recolonisation in a tropical mangrove bay

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1059-1074

  Bosire, J O ^a,b   Dahdouh Guebas, F ^a   Kairo, J G ^a,b   Cannicci, S ^c   Koedam, N ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crabs; Environmental variables; Kenya; Recolonisation; Restored mangroves; Sediment infauna

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MANGROVE; RECOLONIZATION; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SONNERATIA; SONNERATIA ALBA;

EID: 1642316114     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000018149.88212.2d     Document Type: Article

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