The impact of seabed disturbance on nematode communities: Linking field and laboratory observations

Marine Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 709-724

  Schratzberger, M ^a   Lampadariou, N ^b   Somerfield, P J ^c   Vandepitte, L ^d   Vanden Berghe, E ^d,e  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d FLANDERS MARINE INSTITUTE VLIZ   (Belgium)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FJORD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LABORATORY METHOD; NEMATODE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENTATION; TAXONOMY;

EID: 60449093502     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1122-9     Document Type: Article

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