Meiobenthology is the science of the tiny animals that live in huge numbers in all aquatic
sediments. This fully revised and enlarged second edition emphasizes new discoveries and …

Zooplankton are critical to the vitality of estuaries and coastal waters. In this revised edition
of Johnson and Allen's instant classic, readers are taken on a tour of the miniature universe …

The overall aim of this study was (1) to assess the diversity and density of meiofauna taxa,
especially harpacticoid copepod species, present within accumulated seagrass …

Diel variation of feeding by ostracods and harpacticoid copepod species on microalgae was
examined in a mudflat of a Spartina alterniflora saltmarsh. Feeding (gut pigments and …

Modifications to a conventional elemental analyzer-stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer
system (EA-MS system) are described that allow the analysis of 13 C and 15 N in small …

Coastal ecosystems such as eelgrass beds and salt marshes have always been valued for
their high productivity and rich bounty of fish and shellfish. High plant productivity, complex …

One hundred and eighty-four of the 250 estuaries in South Africa are currently classified as
temporarily open/closed and close off from the sea during the dry season, under low river …

We measured field abundances, feeding rates, swimming behavior, and particle
colonization of two harpacticoids, the pelagic Microsetella norvegica and the semibenthic …

Most polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) entering aquatic systems reside in sediments
and in the storage lipids of the benthic biota. Massive amounts of PAHs reach estuarine …

Four common intertidal harpacticoid species (Paramphiascella fulvofasciata, Tigriopus
brevicornis, Nitocra spinipes and Harpacticus obscurus) were offered pelagic diatoms …