Sediment characteristics and macrofauna distribution along a human-modified inlet in the Gulf of Oristano (Sardinia, Italy)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 733-744

  Como, S ^a   Magni, P ^a,b   Casu, D ^c   Floris, A ^c   Giordani, G ^d   Natale, S ^a   Fenzi, G A ^a   Signa, G ^a   De Falco, G ^a,b  

^a International Marine Centre   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulphides (AVS); Artificial structures; Benthic species richness; Coastal lagoons; Macrofauna; Total organic carbon (TOC)

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE BIOLOGY; SEAWATER;

ACID VOLATILE SULPHIDES (AVS); ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURES; COASTAL LAGOONS; GULF; MACROFAUNA DISTRIBUTION; SEAWARD; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON (TOC); WATER SALINITY;

SEDIMENTS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; SEA WATER;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COASTAL LAGOON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRODYNAMICS; LEAF LITTER; ORGANIC CARBON; RECRUITMENT; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; HYDRODYNAMICS; ITALY; LAGOON; MACROFAUNA; NONHUMAN; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPACE; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ITALY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEASONS; SEAWATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

CABRAS LAGOON; EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF ORISTANO; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; ORISTANO; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; CYMODOCEA NODOSA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 34249847312     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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