The influence of submarine groundwater discharges on subtidal meiofauna assemblages in south Portugal (Algarve)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 202-208

  Encarnação, João ^a   Leitão, Francisco ^b   Range, Pedro ^b   Piló, David ^b   Chícharo, M Alexandra ^b   Chícharo, Luís ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal productivity; Diversity increase; Portugal coast; Sandy benthic meiofauna; Seasonal benthic variability; Submarine groundwater discharge

Indexed keywords

AERATION; AQUIFER; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD WEB; GROUNDWATER; MEIOFAUNA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RECHARGE; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBMARINE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ALGARVE; PORTUGAL;

ALGAE;

EID: 84883188832     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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