Multi-scale spatial variations in benthic sediment geochemistry and macrofaunal communities under a suspended mussel culture

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 348, Issue , 2007, Pages 103-115

  Callier, Myriam D ^a,b   McKindsey, Christopher W ^a,b   Desrosiers, Gaston ^b  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Biodeposition; Macrofaunal community structure; Organic enrichment; Redox potentials; Spatial scale; Sulphide

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COASTAL LAGOON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMINANCE; HISTORICAL RECORD; MUSSEL CULTURE; REDOX POTENTIAL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SULFIDE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CAPITELLA CAPITATA;

EID: 36549086674     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07034     Document Type: Article

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