Effects of the sea urchin Echinocardium cordatum on bacterial production and carbon flow in experimental benthic systems under increasing organic loading

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 109-121

  Osinga, Ronald ^b   Kop, Arjen J ^a   Malschaert, Johannes F P ^a   Van Duyl, Fleur C ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benthic bacterial production; Echinocardium cordatum; Organic carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030916845     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(97)00003-8     Document Type: Article

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