Macrobenthic community structure and distribution in the Zwin nature reserve (Belgium and the Netherlands)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 431-438

  Van Colen, Carl ^a   Snoeck, Frederik ^a   Struyf, Kris ^b   Vincx, Magda ^a   Degraer, Steven ^a,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Zwin Provincial Nature Park ^*  (Belgium)

^c ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intertidal habitat; Macrobenthic community structure and habitat preferences; Zwin nature reserve

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LAGOON; MACROBENTHOS; MARSH; NATURE RESERVE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIDAL FLAT;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; CAPITELLA CAPITATA; COLLEMBOLA; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; ORCHESTIA GAMMARELLUS; POLYDORA CORNUTA; SCROBICULARIA PLANA;

EID: 69749111289     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409003257     Document Type: Article

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