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Metabolic Activities of Benthic Microfauna and Meiofauna

Recent Advances and Review of Suitable Methods of Analysis

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The Benthic Boundary Layer

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Some of the more significant studies of the metabolic activities of microbenthos and meio-benthos are reviewed, and technical and theoretical difficulties in such investigations are noted.

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Lasserre, P. (1976). Metabolic Activities of Benthic Microfauna and Meiofauna. In: McCave, I.N. (eds) The Benthic Boundary Layer. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8747-7_6

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