Functional role of large organisms in intertidal communities: Community effects and ecosystem function

Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1029-1040

  Thrush, Simon F ^a   Hewitt, Judi E ^a   Gibbs, Max ^a   Lundquist, Carolyn ^a   Norkko, Alf ^a,b  

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

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Biogeochemistry; Ecosystem function; Intertidal sandflats; Microphytes; New Zealand; Soft sediments

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SEDIMENT PROPERTY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33750254912     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-005-0068-8     Document Type: Article

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