Morphometry, energetics and diversity of free-living nematodes from coasts of Bizerte lagoon (Tunisia): An ecological meaning

Cahiers de Biologie Marine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-137

  Boufahja, Fehmi ^a   Beyrem, Hamouda ^a   Essid, Naceur ^a   Amorri, Jalila ^a   Mahmoudi, Ezzeddine ^a   Aïssa, Patricia ^a  

^a Struggle and Prevention   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Bizerte lagoon; Body size; Diversity; Meiobenthic nematodes; Respiration rates

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CHLOROPHYLL A; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENERGETICS; MORPHOMETRY; NEMATODE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGENATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; SILTY CLAY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; BIZERTE; BIZERTE LAGOON; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

COMESOMATIDAE; LINHOMOEIDAE; NEMATODA; PARACOMESOMA DUBIUM; TERSCHELLINGIA LONGICAUDATA;

EID: 34347336581     PISSN: 00079723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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