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Study of the influence of food quality on meiofaunal recolonisation in a natural mangrove forest (Kenya) [Studie van de invloed van voedselkwaliteit op de meiofaunale rekolonisatie in een natuurlijk mangrovebos (Kenia)]
Citation
De Busschere, C. (2007). Study of the influence of food quality on meiofaunal recolonisation in a natural mangrove forest (Kenya). Ghent University. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/1283

Archived data
Availability: Unrestricted
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Description
This dataset contains the results of an experiment in which the effect on the meiobenthic community of different species of primary producers at a different stage of degradation was tested in a R. mucronata mangrove stand.

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Invertebrates, Coastal studies (e.g. shores, estuaries)
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Carbon isotopes, Degradation, Mangroves, Meiobenthos, Meiofauna, Recolonisation, ISW, Kenya, Coast, Gazi Bay, Bacillariophyceae, Nematoda, Oligochaeta, Rhizophora mucronata Poir.

Geographical coverage
ISW, Kenya, Coast, Gazi Bay [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
September 2006

Taxonomic coverage
Bacillariophyceae [WoRMS]
Nematoda [WoRMS]
Oligochaeta [WoRMS]
Rhizophora mucronata Poir. [WoRMS]

Parameters
C:N ratio plant material
Count of nematode genera
Delta 13C nematodes
Meiobenthos #/ Major taxa

Contributors
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), moredata creatordata owner

Publication
Based on this dataset
De Busschere, C. (2007). Studie van de invloed van voedselkwaliteit op de meiofaunale rekolonisatie in een natuurlijk mangrovebos (Kenia). Study of the influence of food quality on the meiofaunal recolonisation in a natural mangrove forest (Kenya).. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Ghent. 128 pp., more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field experiment
Metadatarecord created: 2007-06-13
Information last updated: 2014-01-10
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