A Field Investigation of Meiofaunal Dispersal: Tidal Resisuspension and Implications
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Inter-Research Science Center in Marine Ecology Progress Series
- Vol. 3 (3) , 245-249
- https://doi.org/10.3354/meps003245
Abstract
The presence of meiofauna in resuspended sediments was investigated in a tidal creek system employing a specially designed core sampler and quick freezing techniques. Core samples (40) were taken during 4 successive ebb tides to determine the distribution of meiofauna in overlying water, resuspended sediment and undisturbed sediment fractions of each sample. Of the meiobenthic copepod subcommunity 13-44% was present in overlying and resuspended sediment fractions; only a small percentage of nematodes was found simultaneously in these layers. Selected meiofauna may disperse through tidally coupled mechanisms. Such phenomena should be addressed in demographic and community studies.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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