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Distribution and ecology of anthozoa in the estuarine region of the rivers Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt

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Data on the ecology and distribution in the estuarine region of the rivers Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt are given for ten species of Anthozoa. These data have been correlated with several environmental variables, but especially salinity.

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    L. Braber & Catharina H. Borghouts

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Communication nr. 142 of the Delta Institute for Hydrobiological Research.

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Braber, L., Borghouts, C.H. Distribution and ecology of anthozoa in the estuarine region of the rivers Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt. Hydrobiologia 52, 15–21 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02658077

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