Walking with worms: Coral-associated epifaunal nematodes

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2207-2222

  Raes, M ^a   Decraemer, W ^a,b   Vanreusel, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Draconematidae; East African coast; Epsilonematidae; Habitat preferences; North east Atlantic

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT SELECTION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; NEMATODE; SEDIMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; COAST PROVINCE; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; PORCUPINE SEABIGHT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANTHOZOA; DRACONEMATIDAE; EPSILONEMATIDAE; NEMATODA;

EID: 56549121294     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01945.x     Document Type: Article

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