Mangrove macrobenthos: Assemblages, services, and linkages

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 16-29

  Lee, S Y ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crabs; Diversity; Ecosystem function; Ecosystem services; Gastropods; Organic matter dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; ARACHNID; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRAB; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GASTROPOD; MACROBENTHOS; MANGROVE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC MATTER; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANNELIDA; ARACHNIDA; BRACHYURAN; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 37849003683     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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