The influence of Corophium volutator abundance on resuspension

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 426, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-42

  de Deckere, E M G T ^a   van de Koppel, J ^a   Heip, C H R ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corophium; Resuspension; Sediment stability; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CRUSTACEAN; RESUSPENSION; TURBIDITY;

EID: 0034656888     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003978714382     Document Type: Article

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