Destruction of conspecific bioturbation structures by Amphiura filiformis (Ophiuroida): Evidence from luminophore tracers and in situ time-lapse sediment-profile imagery

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 315, Issue , 2006, Pages 99-111

  O'Reilly, Ronan ^a   Kennedy, Robert ^a   Patterson, Adrian ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Amphiura filiformis; Bioturbation; Non local modelling; Sediment profile imagery; Species interactions

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; BURROW; BURROWING ORGANISM; CONSPECIFIC; ECHINODERM; IMAGERY; TRACER;

AMPHIURA FILIFORMIS; NEPHTYS HOMBERGII; OPHIUROIDEA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 33746103740     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps315099     Document Type: Article

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