Worm burrows and oxic microniches in marine sediments. 1. Spatial and temporal scales

Marine Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 289-295

  Fenchel, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROW; BURROWS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROHABITAT; MICROHABITATS; OXIC SEDIMENT; OXIC SEDIMENTS;

EID: 0030301766     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00942114     Document Type: Article

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