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Project

Study of the structuring role of biotic interactions within the macrobenthic community of Belgian Sandy beaches
Code
01D30607
Duration
01 January 2008 → 01 October 2008
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Animal biology
    • Ecology
    • Environmental science and management
    • Other environmental sciences
Keywords
macrobenthos intertidal biotic interactions sandy beaches
 
Project description
 

Biotic interactions play a major role in biological communities and were intensively studied on rocky shores. The intertidal community on sandy beaches, was - until recently - though to be physically controlled. The aim of this project is to investigate the importance of biotic interactions in the Eurydice pulchra-Scolelepis squamata sandy beach community, the macrobenthoscommunity on the upper part of the intertidal range of Belgian sandy beaches.