Zonation of the interstitial polychaeteStygocapitella subterranea (Stygocapitellidae) in European sandy beaches |
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Authors: | P. Schmidt |
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Affiliation: | (1) II. Zoologisches Institut der Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany (FRG);(2) II. Zoologisches Institut und Museum der Universität, Berliner Str. 28, 34 Göttingen, Germany (FRG) |
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Abstract: | The zonation ofStygocapitella subterraneaKnoellner (Polychaeta, Stygocapitellidae) in sandy beaches is compared for several localities along the European coasts. In tidal beaches the species occupies a zone near average high tide level (AHTL), whereas in non-tidal beaches it is found at a fairly long distance from the water line. The regularities observed inS. subterranea indicate that the interstitial fauna may prove well suited for the establishment of a general scheme of zonation in sandy beaches analogous to that for rocky shores proposed byStephenson andStephenson (1949). |
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