Effects of saltmarsh on the benthic macroinvertebrate community in Yangtze Estuary

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4387-4393

  Yang, Ze Hua ^a   Tong, Chun Fu ^b   Lu, Jian Jian ^b  

^a Hubei Academy of Environmental Sciences   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrate community; Ecological factor; Saltmarsh

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SCIRPUS; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 79955931210     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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