Macrofaunal communities in the habitats of intertidal marshes along the salinity gradient of the Schelde estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-53

  Hampel, Henrietta ^a   Elliott, M ^b   Cattrijsse, A ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c FLANDERS MARINE INSTITUTE VLIZ   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; macrobenthic communities; marsh habitats; salinity gradient; Schelde; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MACROBENTHOS; MARSH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERSCHELDE;

ANNELIDA; MOLLUSCA; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR;

EID: 67650759375     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.05.029     Document Type: Article

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