Do shorebirds graze down zoobenthic biomass at the Banc d'Arguin tidal flats in Mauritania?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 491-495

  Wolff, Wim J ^a   Michaelis, Hermann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Südwesthörn 20   (Germany)

Author keywords

Banc d'Arguin; biomass; Mauritania; predation; shorebirds; tidal flats; zoobenthos

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; TIDAL FLAT; WADER; ZOOBENTHOS;

AFRICA; BANC D'ARGUIN NATIONAL PARK; MAURITANIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 49049108459     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.04.025     Document Type: Article

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