Influence of seagrass beds (Zostera noltii) on the species composition of juvenile fishes temporarily visiting the intertidal zone of the Wadden Sea

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 244-252

  Polte, Patrick ^a   Asmus, Harald ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fishes; Intertidal seagrass beds; North Sea; Wadden Sea; Zostera noltii

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; WADDEN SEA;

HALOPHILA; PISCES; ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 33645065135     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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