Bioturbation and irrigation in natural sediments, described by animal-community parameters

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 197, Issue , 2000, Pages 169-179

  Sandnes, Joanna ^a   Forbes, Thomas ^b   Hansen, Rikke ^c   Sandnes, Bjørnar ^d   Rygg, Brage ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Benthos; Bioturbation; Infauna; Irrigation; Models; Sediment; Tracers

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; BROMIDE; CHROMIUM 51; DIFFUSION; ECHINOCARDIUM CORDATUM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IRRIGATION; KINETIC MODEL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT; TRACER;

BIOTURBATION; IRRIGATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MIXING;

ECHINOCARDIUM CORDATUM; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 0034640489     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps197169     Document Type: Article

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