Floating seaweed in the neustonic environment: A case study from Belgian coastal waters

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-112

  Vandendriessche, Sofie ^a   Vincx, Magda ^a   Degraer, Steven ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Floating Seaweed; Macrofauna; Neuston; North Sea

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL WATER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUSTON; SEAWEED;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH SEA; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACARI; ALGAE; APPENDICULARIA (CLASS); CALANOIDA; CHAETOGNATHA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS SP.; IDOTEA BALTICA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 32044474460     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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