Contrasting effects of two burrowing crabs (Chasmagnathus granulata and Uca uruguayensis) on sediment composition and transport in estuarine environments

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-151

  Botto, F ^a   Iribarne, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bedload transport; Bioturbators; Chasmagnathus granulata; Uca uruguayensis

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CLAY; ESTUARY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; SILT; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

BIOTURBATION; BURROWING; ERODIBILITY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDAL FLAT;

(SOUTHWEST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

CHASMAGNATHUS GRANULATA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); UCA; UCA URUGUAYENSIS;

EID: 0033799661     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2000.0642     Document Type: Article

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