The ecology of some Harpacticoid copepods of a California sand flat

The main purpose of this study is to describe the population ecology of eight species of harpacticoid copepods over a period of one year with emphasis on the effects of physical interactions and biotic factors on these populations. The species were: Amphiascopsis sintus (Claus) 1866, Stenhelia (D.)...

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Main Author: Williams, David R.
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Published: Scholarly Commons 1976
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Online Access:https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1912
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2911&context=uop_etds
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Summary:The main purpose of this study is to describe the population ecology of eight species of harpacticoid copepods over a period of one year with emphasis on the effects of physical interactions and biotic factors on these populations. The species were: Amphiascopsis sintus (Claus) 1866, Stenhelia (D.) oblonga Lang, 1965, Heterolaphote variables Lang, 1965, Ectinosoma melaniceps Boek ? var. T. Scott, 1902, Paralophonte subterraneas Lang, 1965, Tisbe furcata (Baird) 1837, Diasaccus spinatus Cambell, 1929 and Parathelestris bulbiseta Cambell?.