Seasonal Changes in the Meiofauna Population of an Intertidal Sand Beach
- 11 May 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
- Vol. 52 (2), 389-403
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400018750
Abstract
In spite of the increasing interest in the ecology of interstitial meiofauna (Fenchel, Jansson & Thun, 1967; Gray & Rieger, 1971;Jansson, 1968; Renaud-Debyser, 1963; Renaud-Debyser & Salvat, 1963; Schmidt, 1968,1969) little is known about the seasonal changes that occur in interstitial populations. A number of seasonal studies have been made of groups within the meiofauna–for example, tardigrades (Pollock, 1970) and nematodes (Skoolmun & Gerlach, 1971). However, Schmidt (1968, 1969) provides the only information for a total meiofauna population based on regular sampling over a complete year's cycle.Keywords
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