Spatial patterns of benthic macroinvertebrates in intertidal areas of a Southern European estuary: The Tagus, Portugal

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 555, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-113

  Rodrigues, Ana Maria ^a   Meireles, Sónia ^a   Pereira, Teresa ^a   Gama, Alice ^a   Quintino, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Intertidal; Spatial patterns; Tagus estuary

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; INTERTIDAL; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TAGUS ESTUARY;

BIODIVERSITY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MUDFLAT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS ESTUARY;

CRUSTACEA; CYATHURA CARINATA; HYDROBIA ULVAE; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; OSTREIDAE; POLYCHAETA; SCROBICULARIA PLANA; STREBLOSPIO SHRUBSOLII; THARYX; TUBIFICIDAE;

EID: 29344473129     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1109-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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