Historic developments in macrozoobenthos of the Rhine-Meuse estuary: From a tidal inlet to a freshwater lake

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-110

  Wijnhoven, S ^a   Sistermans, W ^a   Hummel, H ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

abiotic changes; benthic macrofauna; density; diversity; estuary closure; long term; SW Netherlands

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; COEXISTENCE; DOMINANCE; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MACROBENTHOS; MIGRATION; MOLLUSC; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION DENSITY; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TIDAL INLET; WATER QUALITY; ZOOBENTHOS;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; RHINE-MEUSE DELTA; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANNELIDA; BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); POLYCHAETA;

EID: 36749090099     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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