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Mees Jan1, Jacques Vanfleteren2 and Magda Vincx3 
1	Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
Wandelaarkaai 7, B-8400 Oostende, Belgium	
E-mail: info@vliz.be
2	Universiteit Gent, Vakgroep Biologie, Afdeling Verouderingsfysiologie, Celfysiologie en Moleculaire Evolutie, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
3	Universiteit Gent, Vakgroep Biologie, Afdeling Mariene Biologie
K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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References
Mees J. and M.B. Jones. 1997. The hyperbenthos. Oc. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 35:221-255.
Sorbe J.C. 1983. Description d'un traîneau destiné à l'échantillonage quantitif étagé de la faune suprabenthique néritique. Ann. Inst. Océanogr. 59:117-126.

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Please send your abstract (max. 1 page, no tables, no figures), by e-mail to info@vliz.be - as an attachment, MS Word format). Filename: FULLNAMEFIRSTAUTHOR.doc (e.g. MEES_JAN.doc) prior to 20 February 2006.