Bacterivory of a mudflat nematode community under different environmental conditions

Marine Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 671-682

  Pascal, Pierre Yves ^a   Dupuy, Christine ^a   Richard, Pierre ^a   Rzeznik Orignac, Jadwiga ^b   Niquil, Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIVORY; BIOMASS; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAZING; MUDFLAT; NEMATODE; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MARENNES-OLERON BAY; POITOU-CHARENTES; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMADORA MACROLAIMA; DAPTONEMA OXYCERCA; NAVICULA PHYLLEPTA; NEMATODA; PTYCHOLAIMELLUS JACOBI;

EID: 44549087931     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-0960-9     Document Type: Article

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