| The size spectra and biomass of the nematode assemblages in the sediments of <i>Avicennia marina, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Ceriops tagal</i> and <i>Sonneratia alba</i> at Gazi Bay (Kenya), are described. Weighted mean length (resp. dry weight) of the nematodes varies from 0.543 to 1.367mm (resp. 0.10 to 0.19µg) and differs considerably from geometric and median values. Nematodes become longer (around <i>Avicennia</i> and <i>Sonneratia</i>) or remain similar in length (around <i>Bruguiera</i> and <i>Ceriops</i>) with increasing depth into the sediment. Body elongation is suggested to be an adaptation to low oxygen and food supply, which are under the impact of... |
