Sublittoral meiofauna with particular reference to nematodes in the southern Yellow Sea, China

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 616-628

  Liu, Xiao Shou ^a,b   Zhang, Zhi Nan ^a   Huang, Yong ^a,c  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c LIAOCHENG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

annual fluctuation; community structure; free living marine nematodes; meiofauna; southern Yellow Sea, China

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORRELATION; CRUSTACEAN; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

AEGIALOALAIMUS; CAMPYLAIMUS; CHROMADORITA; COBBIA; COPEPODA; DAPTONEMA; DORYLAIMOPSIS; HALALAIMUS; HALALAIMUS GRACILIS; HARPACTICOIDA; LEPTOLAIMUS; METALINHOMOEUS; MICROLAIMUS; NEMATODA; PARAMESACANTHION; PARAMONOHYSTERA; PARODONTOPHORA; PROCHROMADORELLA; QUADRICOMA; SPHAEROLAIMUS;

EID: 33846299199     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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