Near- and Offshore Macrofauna Communities and Their Physical Environment in a South-Eastern North Sea Sandy Beach System

The aim of the study is to compare spatial variation of macrofauna communities in the near- and offshore zone of the beach system of the island of Spiekeroog (German North Sea) in order to environmental parameters such as hydrodynamics and sediment type. The analysis of hydroacoustic backscatter sig...

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Main Authors: Ingrid Kröncke, Lydia R. Becker, Thomas H. Badewien, Alexander Bartholomä, Anne-Christin Schulz, Oliver Zielinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00497/full