The macrofaunal communities of the Skeffling muds (Humber estuary), with special reference to bioturbation

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 139, Issue , 1998, Pages 115-124

  Davey, J T ^a   Partridge, V A ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; BURROWING; MACROBENTHOS; MUDFLAT; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEDIMENT PROPERTY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; BIVALVIA; MACOMA; MACOMA BALTHICA; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; NEPHTYS; NEPHTYS HOMBERGII; NEREIS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0032455697     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.139.01.09     Document Type: Article

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