Structure and dynamics of a benthic invertebrate community in an intertidal area of the Tagus estuary, western Portugal: A six year data series

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 555, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-128

  Silva, Gilda ^a   Costa, José Lino ^a   De Almeida, Pedro Raposo ^a,b   Costa, Maria José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Community structure; Environmental factors; Intertidal habitat; Macrofauna; Portugal; Soft sediments

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE BIOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; INTERTIDAL HABITAT; MACROFAUNA; PORTUGAL; SOFT-SEDIMENTS;

ESTUARIES;

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INVERTEBRATE;

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

ANNELIDA; CERASTODERMA GLAUCUM; CIRRATULIDAE; CORBULA GIBBA; COROPHIUM; COSSURA; DOLICHOPODIDAE; GAMMARIDEA; HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR; HYDROBIA ULVAE; INVERTEBRATA; NEPHTYS; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); PARAGNATHIA FORMICA; POLYDORA; SCROBICULARIA PLANA; STREBLOSPIO SHRUBSOLII;

EID: 29344473970     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-1110-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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