Quantitative distribution of the meiobenthos in the Large Aral Sea in 2003 and 2004

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 336-342

  Mokievsky, Vadim O ^a  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aral Sea; Benthos; Hypersaline biotopes; Large Aral; Meiobenthos; Meiofauna

Indexed keywords

SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTS;

ARAL SEA; BENTHOS; HYPERSALINE BIOTOPES; LARGE ARAL; MEIOBENTHOS; MEIOFAUNA;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; INVERTEBRATE; MEIOFAUNA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARAL SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; WEST ASIA;

COPEPODA; FORAMINIFERA; HARPACTICOIDA; NEMATODA; OSTRACODA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 60349085005     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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