Ecosystem Engineering Effects of Aster tripolium and Salicornia procumbens Salt Marsh on Macrofaunal Community Structure

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 714-726

  van der Wal, Daphne ^a   Herman, Peter M J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benthic macrofauna; Ecosystem engineering; Elevation; Mudflat; Salt marsh; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; GRAIN SIZE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MACROBENTHOS; MUDFLAT; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; SALTMARSH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; VEGETATION TYPE;

WESTERSCHELDE;

ANNELIDA; ASTER TRIPOLIUM; BACILLARIOPHYTA; HETEROMASTUS FILIFORMIS; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); POLYCHAETA; PYGOSPIO ELEGANS; SALICORNIA PROCUMBENS;

EID: 84859422537     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-011-9465-8     Document Type: Article

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