Subtropical meiobenthic nematode communities in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1491-1497

  Liu, Xiao Shou ^a   Xu, Wen Zhe ^a   Cheung, S G ^a   Shin, Paul K S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARBOR; MARINE POLLUTION; NEMATODE; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HONG KONG; LIFE CYCLE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HONG KONG; NEMATODA; POPULATION DENSITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; HONG KONG ISLAND; VICTORIA HARBOUR;

EID: 47249140743     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.04.021     Document Type: Article

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