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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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| Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M.; Wittoeck, J.; Tulkens, M.; Van Gansbeke, D.. |
| The meiobenthic fauna of the Westerschelde, a highly polluted and physically disturbed estuary in the south-west Netherlands, was investigated. Samples were taken in spring from six transects, including the intertidal, subtidal and channel area, and located along the salinity gradient. The samples were subdivided into slices to examine the vertical distribution of meiobenthos. Meiobenthos densities were higher in the intertidal than in most permanently submersed areas; the subtidal sites below 7 salinity were nearly devoid of meiobenthic life. Nematodes were by far the most abundant meiobenthic organisms in the intertidal, but were less dominant in the other areas. Gastrotrichs, turbellarians, copepods and large ciliates were usually more numerous in the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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| Ano: 1994 |
URL: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=8461 |
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