Seasonal dynamics of meiofauna in a South African temporarily open/closed estuary (Mdloti Estuary, Indian Ocean)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 325-338

  Nozais, Christian ^a,b   Perissinotto, Renzo ^a   Tita, Guglielmo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

biomass; grazing; meiofauna; microphytobenthos; South Africa; temporarily open closed estuary

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; DRY SEASON; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA; PHYTOBENTHOS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ACARI; ANNELIDA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; HARPACTICOIDA; NEMATODA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); OSTRACODA; POLYCHAETA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 9944263543     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.09.020     Document Type: Article

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