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Seasonal Changes in the Meiofauna Population of an Intertidal Sand Beach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Roger P. Harris
Roger P. Harris
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The Plymouth Laboratory
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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.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 52 , Issue 2 , May 1972 , pp. 389 - 403
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1972

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