Revisiting the meiofauna paradox: Dispersal and colonization of nematodes and other meiofaunal organisms in low- and high-energy environments

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 624, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-106

  Boeckner, Matthew J ^a,b   Sharma, Jyotsna ^c   Proctor, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonization; Copepods; Dispersal; Meiofauna; Nematodes; Paradox

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; FLOORS; MARINE BIOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SUBSTRATES;

COLONIZATION; COPEPODS; DISPERSAL; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODES; PARADOX;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COLONIZATION; CRUSTACEAN; DISPERSAL; GRAIN SIZE; HIGH ENERGY ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE; OCEANIC CURRENT; POLYCHAETE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SUBSTRATE; WATER COLUMN;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; HARPACTICOIDA; NEMATODA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 60449109507     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9669-5     Document Type: Article

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