Effects of bioturbation by tube-dwelling chironomid larvae on oxygen uptake and denitrification in eutrophic lake sediments

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 289-300

  Svensson, Jonas M ^a   Leonardson, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; CHIRONOMID; DENITRIFICATION; EUTROPHIC LAKE; LAKE SEDIMENT; OXYGEN UPTAKE;

SWEDEN;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; DIPTERA; POLYPEDILUM;

EID: 0029771997     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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