Changes of macro-benthic faunal community with stand age of rehabilitated Kandelia candel mangrove in Jiulongjiang Estuary, China

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-224

  Chen, Guang Cheng ^a   Ye, Yong ^a   Lu, Chang Yi ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Jiulongjiang Estuary; Kandelia candel; Littoraria melanostoma; Macro benthic fauna; Mangrove rehabilitation; Metaplax elegans; Phascolosoma esculenta; Uca arcuata

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; VEGETATION;

JIULONGJIANG ESTUARY; KANDELIA CANDEL; LITTORARIA MELANOSTOMA; MACRO BENTHIC FAUNA; MANGROVE REHABILITATION; METAPLAX ELEGANS; PHASCOLOSOMA ESCULENTA; UCA ARCUATA;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; VEGETATION;

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRAB; GASTROPOD; MACROBENTHOS; MANGROVE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PLANTS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUJIAN; JIULONG ESTUARY;

GASTROPODA; KANDELIA CANDEL; LITTORARIA MELANOSTOMA; METAPLAX ELEGANS; PHASCOLOSOMA; UCA ARCUATA;

EID: 34848823706     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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