Using the surface-features created by bioturbating organisms as surrogates for macrofaunal diversity and community structure

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 179-186

  Widdicombe, S ^a   Kendall, M A ^a   Parry, D M ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic diversity; Macrofauna; Megafauna; Non destructive monitoring; Surface features

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROBENTHOS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; JENNYCLIFF BAY; PLYMOUTH [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1842646756     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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