Effect of environmental conditions on variation in the sediment-water interface created by complex macrofaunal burrows on a tidal flat

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 302-312

  Koo, Bon Joo ^a   Kwon, Kae Kyoung ^a   Hyun, Jung Ho ^b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Burrow; Environmental gradients; Macrofauna; Sediment water interface; Tidal flat; West coast of Korea

Indexed keywords

BURROW; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; TIDAL FLAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

SUAEDA JAPONICA;

EID: 36248982012     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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