Journal article
Nematode associations in the Exe estuary
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Vol.51(02), pp.439-454
1971
Abstract
The problems involved in the identification of freeliving marine nematodes have stood in the way of ecologists for some time. Although considerable advances are now being made on the continent (particularly in Kiel Bay and the Mediterranean) and in North America, our lack of knowledge of the British species is still lamentable. In order to rectify this state of affairs to some extent, a study of the distribution of nematodes in the Exe estuary was planned to cover as wide a spectrum of physical and chemical conditions as possible, ranging from fine muds with a low interstitial salinity at the head of the estuary to coarse sands with a high salinity at the mouth. It is hoped that the characterization of the fauna of various habitats in the estuary will form a basis for further ecological studies in other areas. Not surprisingly, a large proportion of the species found were new British records, and some new to science. The fourteen species of this latter group discussed in this paper are described elsewhere (Warwick, 1970).
Details
- Title
- Nematode associations in the Exe estuary
- Authors/Creators
- R.M. Warwick (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Vol.51(02), pp.439-454
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Identifiers
- 991005545079507891
- Copyright
- © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1971
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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