The impact of the polychaete Nereis diversicolor and enrichment with macroalgal (Chaetomorpha linum) detritus on benthic metabolism and nutrient dynamics in organic-poor and organic-rich sediment

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 231, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-223

  Hansen, Kim ^a   Kristensen, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benthic fluxes; Bioturbation; C and N mineralization; Chaetomorpha linum; Filamentous macroalgae; Macrofauna; Marine sediment; Nereis diversicolor

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; DENITRIFICATION; ECOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; POLYCHAETA; SEA; SEDIMENT;

CHAETOMORPHA LINUM; NEREIS DIVERSICOLOR; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0032585593     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00070-7     Document Type: Article

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