Kinetics of tidal resuspension of microbiota: Testing the effects of sediment cohesiveness and bioturbation using flume experiments

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 151, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 17-25

  Blanchard, G F ^a   Sauriau, P G ^a   Cariou Le Gall, V ^a   Gouleau, D ^a   Garet, M J ^a   Olivier, F ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b Laboratoire Maritime de Dinard   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioturbation; Flume experiment; Hydrobia ulvae; Microphytobenthos; Resuspension; Sediment cohesiveness; Shear velocity

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; FLUME EXPERIMENT; MICROBENTHOS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUD FLAT; RESUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; RESUSPENSION; TIDAL FLATS;

FRANCE, POITOU-CHARENTES, CHARENTE-MARITIME, MARENNES-OLERON BAY;

GASTROPODA; HYDROBIA ULVAE;

EID: 0030618455     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps151017     Document Type: Article

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