Macrobenthic functional groups in Laizhou Bay, East China

Chinese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 380-388

  Li, Shao Wen ^a   Liu, Yuan Jin ^b,c   Li, Fan ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a   Xu, Zong Fa ^a   Lü, Zhen Bo ^a   Wang, Tian Tian ^c   Zhang, Ai Bo ^c  

^a Shandong Marine Fisheries Research Institute   (China)

^b Dongping Aquatic Bureau   (China)

^c SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Functional group; Laizhou Bay; Macrobenthos; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INVERTEBRATE; MACROBENTHOS; SEASONALITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CHINA; LAIZHOU BAY; SHANDONG;

ARTHROPODA; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 84878629648     PISSN: 10004890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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