A new approach for the modelling of sediment reworking induced by a macrobenthic community

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 295-319

  François, Frédérique ^a   Poggiale, Jean Christophe ^a   Durbec, Jean Pierre ^a   Stora, Georges ^a  

^a STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Macrobenthic; Modeling; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ORGANISM; BIOTURBATION; MACROBENTHOS; MODELLING; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT REWORKING;

EID: 0031284487     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1000636109604     Document Type: Article

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