Do macrofauna structure meiofauna assemblages in marine soft- bottoms? A review of experimental studies

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 249-265

  Ólafsson, Emil ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Disturbance; Experiments; Macrofauna; Meiofauna; Predation

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; MACROBENTHOS; MEIOFAUNA; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 1842683891     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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