Role of microphytobenthos in recovery of functions in a shallow-water sediment system after hypoxic events

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 357, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-16

  Larson, Fredrik ^a,b   Sundbäck, Kristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Hypoxia; Microphytobenthos; Nutrient fluxes; Oxygen; Recovery; Resilience; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DENITRIFICATION; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOOD WEB; HYPOXIA; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OXYGEN; PHYTOBENTHOS; PHYTOMASS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 43249129896     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07426     Document Type: Article

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