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Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Wittoeck, J.; Tulkens, M.. |
Meiofauna from the intertidal zone of five European estuaries (Ems, Westerschelde, Somme, Gironde, Tagus) was investigated. Samples represented a cross section of various benthic habitats from near-freshwater to marine, from pure silts to fine-sandy bottoms. The meiobenthic community comprised everywhere a fauna strongly dominated by nematodes, with meiobenthic density increasing with increasing salinity. The Ems differed from the other estuaries due to the presence of a well developed community of Copepods, Gastrotrichs, large Ciliates and/or soft-shelled Foraminiferans in some sites. The Westerschelde stood out due to the near-absence of harpacticoid copepods and, as in the Tagus, the lower meiobenthic densities in the marine part of the estuary. For... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Estuaries Intertidal environment Marine invertebrates Meiobenthos Population density Species diversity Copepoda [copepods] Gastrotricha Nematoda [Nematodes] Polychaeta [Bristle worms] ANE; Ems Estuary ANE; France; Gironde Estuary ANE; France; Picardie; Somme Estuary ANE; Netherlands; Westerschelde Portugal; Tagus R.. |
Ano: 1995 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=8456 |
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