Community structure and microhabitat preferences of harpacticoid copepods in a tropical reef lagoon (Zanzibar Island, Tanzania)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 747-758

  Gheerardyn, H ^a   De Troch, M ^a   Ndaro, S G M ^b   Raes, M ^a   Vincx, M ^a   Vanreusel, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Composition; Dead coral substrates; Harpacticoid copepods; Indian Ocean; Microhabitats

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; CRUSTACEAN; GRANULOMETRY; GRAVEL; HABITAT SELECTION; MICROHABITAT; PREDATION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; ZANZIBAR ISLAND;

AMEIRA; AMPHIASCUS; ANTHOZOA; COPEPODA; DACTYLOPUSIA; ECTINOSOMA; HARPACTICOIDA; PARADACTYLOPODIA; PARAMESOCHRIDAE; TETRAGONICIPITIDAE; TISBE;

EID: 46049108752     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408001331     Document Type: Article

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