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Effect of short-term hypoxia on marine nematode community structure and vertical distribution pattern in three

Mehrshad Taheri1, Ulrike Braeckman2, Magda Vincx2

  • 1Ghent University, Biology Department, Marine Biology Research Group, Krijgslaan 281/S8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science (INIOAS), 9, Etemadzadeh Avenue, West Fatemi Street, Tehran, Iran.

Marine Environmental Research
|May 21, 2014
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Keywords:
Community structureHypoxiaMarine nematodesNorth SeaSedimentsVertical distribution

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