Colonisation patterns of adult macrobenthos in a polluted north sea estuary

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 333-340

  Hall, J A ^a,b   Frid, C L J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b St Magnus House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthos; Colonisation; Estuaries; North Sea; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; CAPITELLA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRUSTACEA; ETEONE LONGA; MALACOCEROS FULIGINOSUS; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; OPHRYOTROCHA HARTMANNI; PARATHALESTRIS CLAUSI; PHYLLODOCE MACULATA; POLYCHAETA; THARYX; TUBIFICOIDES BENEDII;

EID: 79953672539     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009901502443     Document Type: Article

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