Meiofaunal recolonization of defaunated sediments: A field experiment; Preliminary results

Periodicum Biologorum

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-69

  Vrišer, Borut ^a  

^a Marine Biology Station   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Experiment; Meiofauna; Recolonization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; COPEPOD; ECOSYSTEM; NEMATODE; POLYCHAETA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SLOVENIA;

COPEPODA; NEMATODA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 2642711733     PISSN: 00315362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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