Responses of intertidal nematodes to short-term anoxic events

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 345, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-184

  Steyaert, M ^a   Moodley, L ^b   Nadong, T ^c   Moens, T ^a   Soetaert, K ^b   Vincx, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Estuarine sediments; Experiment; Isotopes; Nematodes; Oxygen deficiency; Sulphide

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANOXIC SEDIMENT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; LIFE HISTORY; NEMATODE; POPULATION DENSITY; SULFIDE; TOLERANCE;

ALGAE; CHROMADORA MACROLAIMA; DAPTONEMA SETOSUM; METACHROMADORA VIVIPARA; NEMATODA; SABATIERIA PULCHRA; TERSCHELLINGIA COMMUNIS;

EID: 34247516839     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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