The importance of biological interactions for the vertical distribution of nematodes in a temperate ultra-dissipative sandy beach

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 114-126

  Maria, Tatiana F ^a,b   Vanaverbeke, Jan ^a   Esteves, André M ^b   De Troch, Marleen ^a   Vanreusel, Ann ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Competition; Macrofauna; Meiofauna; Predation; Stable isotopes; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEACH; COASTAL ZONE; DEPOSIT FEEDER; DIET; DISSIPATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE; PHYTOBENTHOS; PREDATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TIDAL CYCLE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL MIGRATION; WATER CONTENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BELGIUM; DE PANNE; NORTH SEA; WEST FLANDERS;

ENOPLOLAIMUS LITORALIS; NEMATODA;

EID: 84855284300     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.11.030     Document Type: Article

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