An experimental approach to study epi-and infauna of mangrove forests in Gazi Bay (Kenya) between August 1992 and July 1993

Meiobenthos densities and abiotic parameters measured during a cage experiment in an Avicennia marina and Ceriops tagal forest sampled between August 1992 and July 1993. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Schrijvers, J. (1996). Interactions between epifauna and infauna in a Kenyan mangrove forest: an experimental approach = Interacties tussen epifauna en infauna in een Kenyaans mangrovewoud: een experimentele benadering. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. XI, 139 + annexes pp.

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2021-12-02
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An experimental approach to study epi-and infauna of mangrove forests in Gazi Bay (Kenya) between August 1992 and July 1993

Abstract

Meiobenthos densities and abiotic parameters measured during a cage experiment in an Avicennia marina and Ceriops tagal forest sampled between August 1992 and July 1993. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Schrijvers, J. (1996). Interactions between epifauna and infauna in a Kenyan mangrove forest: an experimental approach = Interacties tussen epifauna en infauna in een Kenyaans mangrovewoud: een experimentele benadering. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. XI, 139 + annexes pp.

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Keywords (ASFA)

  • Benthic epifauna

  • Benthic infauna

  • Cage experiment

  • Endobenthos

  • Epibenthos

  • Granulometry

  • Macrobenthos

  • Mangrove forests

  • Meiobenthos

  • Vertical distribution

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ISW, Kenya, Gazi Bay

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1992-08-06

End Date

1993-07-30

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Amphipoda

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Avicennia marina

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Bivalvia

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Ceriops tagal

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Ciliata Couch, 1832

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Cladocera

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Copepoda

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Crustacea

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Decapoda

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Gastropoda

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Halacaroidea

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Nematoda

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Oligochaeta

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Ostracoda

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Rotifera

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Tardigrada

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Turbellaria

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Schrijvers J.; Coomans A.; Vakgroep Biologie; Faculteit Wetenschappen. Ugent: Belgium; (2015): An experimental approach to study epi-and infauna of mangrove forests in Gazi Bay (Kenya) between August 1992 and July 1993. ( http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=datasetdasid=4433) http://dx.doi.org/10.14284/78

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