Sediment bioturbation and impact of feeding activity of Holothuria (Halodeima) atra and Stichopus chloronotus, two sediment feeding holothurians, at Lizard Island, great barrier reef

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 129-141

  Uthicke, Sven ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SEDIMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

HOLOTHURIA ATRA; STICHOPUS CHLORONOTUS;

EID: 0033303743     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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