Benthic-pelagic coupling and suspension-feeding bivalves: Linking site-specific sediment flux and biodeposition to benthic community structure

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2067-2072

  Norkko, A ^a   Hewitt, J E ^a   Thrush, S F ^a   Funnell, G A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FILTER FEEDING; MOLLUSC; SEDIMENTATION;

ATRINA; ATRINA ZELANDICA; BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; PINNIDAE;

EID: 0035662127     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2001.46.8.2067     Document Type: Article

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