On the ecology of oligochaetes: Monthly variation of community composition and environmental characteristics in two South Carolina tidal creeks

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 238-252

  Gillett, David J ^a,d   Holland, A Frederick ^b   Sanger, Denise M ^c  

^a Grice Marine Laboratory   (United States)

^b Hollings Marine Laboratory   (United States)

^c MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MACROBENTHOS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ANNELIDA; MONOPYLEPHORUS RUBRONIVEUS; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); PARANAIS LITORALIS; PELOSCOLEX HETEROCHAETUS; TUBIFICIDAE;

EID: 34250802582     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02700167     Document Type: Article

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