Effect of macrofaunal bioturbation on bacterial distribution in marine sandy sediments, with special reference to sulphur-oxidising bacteria

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 269-279

  Goñi Urriza, Marisol ^a   De Montaudouin, Xavier ^a   Guyoneaud, Rémy ^a   Bachelet, Guy ^a   De Wit, Rutger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria; Arenicola marina; Bioturbation; Cerastoderma edule; Colourless sulphur bacteria

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOTURBATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FAUNA; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARENICOLA MARINA; CERASTODERMA EDULE;

EID: 17044446365     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(99)00008-8     Document Type: Article

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