Ocean and Polar Research
- Volume 22 Issue 1
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- Pages.15-23
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- 2000
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- 1598-141X(pISSN)
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- 2234-7313(eISSN)
The Community Structure and Spatial Distribution of Meiobenthos in the Kanghwa Tidal Flat, West Coast of Korea
- Kim, Dong-Sung (Marine Environment and Clinate Change Laboratory, KORDI) ;
- Je, Jong-Geel (Marine Environment and Clinate Change Laboratory, KORDI) ;
- Lee, Jae-Hac (Marine Environment and Clinate Change Laboratory, KORDI)
- Published : 2000.06.30
Abstract
The community structure of meiobenthos was studied in tidal flats of Kanghwado in November, 1997. Nematodes were the most dominant group among 18 total meiofaunal groups at most stations except for at lower tidal flats where the most abundant groups were harpacticoid copepods. Meiobenthos were the most abundant in the upper 1cm and their density decreased depending on the depth from the surface. The highest density of the meiobenthos was 6,094 inds.
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