Destabilization of cohesive intertidal sediments by infauna

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 665-669

  De Deckere, E M G T ^a   Tolhurst, T J ^b   De Brouwer, J F C ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthos; Erosion; Humber; Intertidal flats; Sediment stability

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; BIOTURBATION; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY;

ENGLAND; HUMBER ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANNELIDA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; NEREIS; NEREIS DIVERSICOLOR;

EID: 0035716599     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0811     Document Type: Article

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