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Meiofaunaentwicklung auf künstlichen Weichböden in der Kieler Bucht

Meiofauna development on artificial soft bottoms in Kiel Bay

Helgoländer wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen volume 32, pages 305–312 (1979)Cite this article

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The “Benthosgarten”, an enclosed area in the western Baltic Sea, is used for benthos ecology experiments. It consists of different kinds of sediment containers filled with “artificial” soft bottom. These containers were sampled by divers over a one-year period to observe the development of the meiofauna population. The first settlement, mainly by nematodes, took place immediately after exposure, and six months later the population was stabilized. The meiofauna consists mainly of nematodes and harpacticoides. Biomass and density are generally lower than in the surrounding area. Only the harpacticoid fauna is well represented by different species and has more individuals per m2 than the surrounding area. Biological aspects of the specific features of the sediment containers, e. g. size and their distance to the sea bottom are discussed.

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  1. Zoologisches Institut der Universität Kiel, Hegewischstr. 3, D-2300, Kiel

    W. Scheibel

  2. Institut für Meereskunde der Universität Kiel, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, D-2300, Kiel, Bundesrepublik Deutschland

    H. Rumohr

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Beitrag des Sonderforschungsbereiches 95, Nr. 215

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Scheibel, W., Rumohr, H. Meiofaunaentwicklung auf künstlichen Weichböden in der Kieler Bucht. Helgolander Wiss. Meeresunters 32, 305–312 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02189588

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