Benthic infaunal composition and distribution at an intertidal wetland mudflat

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 6, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 575-581

  Shen, Ping Ping ^a   Zhou, Hong ^b   Lai, Ho Yan ^a   Gu, Ji Dong ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Benthic infauna; Composition; Distribution; Mai Po mudflat; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MUDFLAT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 33845937087     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11267-006-9042-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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