Macroinfauna community structure and biochemical composition of sedimentary organic matter along a gradient of wave exposure in sandy beaches (NW Spain)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 579, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 301-316

  Rodil, I F ^a   Lastra, M ^a   Lopez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biochemical composition of sedimentary organic matter; Biopolymeric fraction; Exposure gradient; Intertidal sediments; Macroinfauna; Sandy beaches

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; ECOSYSTEMS; LIPIDS; PROTEINS; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTS; WATER LEVELS;

BIOPOLYMERIC CARBON CONCENTRATION (BPC); BIOPOLYMERIC FRACTION; INTERTIDAL SEDIMENTS; MACROINFAUNA COMMUNITY; MOLLUSCA; SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC MATTER;

BEACHES;

ABUNDANCE; BEACH; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FAUNA; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCHAETE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; ATLANTIC COAST [SPAIN]; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA; POLYCHAETA GROUP;

EID: 33846980482     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0443-2     Document Type: Article

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