Comparison of the effects of hydrological disturbance events on benthos and plankton salt marsh communities

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 419-428

  Gascón, Stéphanie ^a   Brucet, Sandra ^a   Sala, Jordi ^a   Boix, Dani ^a   Quintana, Xavier D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

benthos; coastal lagoons; ecosystem disturbance; Empord wetlands; Mediterranean; severity; Spain; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COASTAL LAGOON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT TYPE; HYDROLOGY; PLANKTON; SALTMARSH;

CATALONIA; EMPORDA WETLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERONA [CATALONIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CILIOPHORA; COROPHIUM ORIENTALE; DIPTERA; EUTINTINNUS; ROTIFERA; SYNCHAETA;

EID: 34547544908     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.04.031     Document Type: Article

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