Infauna from Zostera marina L. meadows in Norway. Differences in vegetated and unvegetated areas

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-200

  Fredriksen, Stein ^a   de Backer, Annelies ^a   Boström, Christoffer ^b   Christie, Hartvig ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Infauna; Sand; Seagrass; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; CRUSTACEAN; ECHINODERM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MOLLUSC; SAND; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION COVER; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; NORWAY; SKAGERRAK;

ANNELIDA; CRUSTACEA; ECHINODERMATA; MOLLUSCA; NEMERTEA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); POLYCHAETA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 77951594686     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000903042461     Document Type: Article

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