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Meiofauna of silty sediments in the coastal area of the North Adriatic, with special reference to sampling methods
Vidakovic, J. (1984). Meiofauna of silty sediments in the coastal area of the North Adriatic, with special reference to sampling methods, in: Heip, C.H.R. (Ed.) Biology of Meiofauna. Proceedings of the Fifth International Meiofauna Conference, held in Ghent, Belgium 16-20 August 1983. Developments in Hydrobiology, 26: pp. 67-72
In: Heip, C.H.R. (Ed.) (1984). Biology of Meiofauna: Proceedings of the Fifth International Meiofauna Conference, held in Ghent, Belgium 16-20 August 1983. Developments in Hydrobiology, 26. Dr. W. Junk Publishers: Dordrecht. ISBN 978-9061935131. IX, 133 pp., more
In: Dumont, H.J. (Ed.) Developments in Hydrobiology. Kluwer Academic/Springer: The Hague; London; Boston; Dordrecht. ISSN 0167-8418, more
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Document type: Conference paper
Keywords
    Aquatic communities > Benthos
    Aquatic communities > Benthos > Meiobenthos
    Collecting devices > Benthos collecting devices
    Composition > Community composition
    Population characteristics > Population density
    Properties > Surface properties > Texture > Sediment properties > Sediment texture
    Sampling
    Sediments
    Species composition
    Marine/Coastal
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  • Vidakovic, J.
Abstract
    At five coastal silty sediment stations ranging in depth from 8 to 30 m, the abundance and composition of meiofauna were investigated. Three methods of sampling were used, i.e. Pfleger corer, Van Veen grab and SCUBA divers. Four samples per station were taken. The mean density of total meiofauna was 660 plus or minus 109 ind. 10 cm 2. The main meiofaunal group was Nematoda, the second abundant was Copepoda, and third was Kinorhyncha. Statistical tests showed significant differences in meiofaunal abundance between corer and grab samples, and between corer and divers samples. Difference in meiofauna abundance between stations were found
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