Effects of the invasive polychaete Marenzelleria spp. On benthic processes and meiobenthos of a species-poor brackish system

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 80, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-34

  Urban Malinga, Barbara ^a   Warzocha, Jan ^a   Zalewski, Mariusz ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bioturbator; Invasive species; Marenzelleria; Meiobenthos; Nematodes; Sediment processes

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; BURROW; COASTAL LAGOON; COLONIZATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LABORATORY METHOD; MEIOFAUNA; MICROCOSM; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; POLYCHAETE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; VISTULA LAGOON;

MARENZELLERIA; NEMATODA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 84875837954     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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