Fate of organic matter in Arctic intertidal sediments: Is utilisation by meiofauna important?

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 239-248

  Urban Malinga, Barbara ^a,b   Moens, Tom ^c  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arctic; Arctic zone; Beaches; Kongsfjorden; Meiobenthos; Organic matter processing; Sediment respiration; Stable carbon isotopes; Svalbard

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBON ISOTOPE; CYANOBACTERIUM; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT;

ARCTIC; KONGSFJORDEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

ANNELIDA; CYANOBACTERIA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA);

EID: 33748457345     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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