Macrofaunal reworking activities and hydrocarbon redistribution in an experimental sediment system

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 199-210

  Caradec, S ^a   Grossi, V ^a   Hulth, S ^b   Stora, G ^a   Gilbert, F ^a  

^a STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Gullmar Fjord; Hydrocarbons; Macrofauna; Sediment reworking

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; HYDROCARBON; MACROBENTHOS; PARTICLE SIZE; REWORKING; SEDIMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GULLMAR FJORD; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; VASTRA GOTALAND;

ABRA; ABRA NITIDA; AMPHIURA; AMPHIURA FILIFORMIS; BIVALVIA; ECHINOCARDIUM; ECHINOCARDIUM CORDATUM; ECHINODERMATA; POLYCHAETA; SCALIBREGMA; SCALIBREGMA INFLATUM;

EID: 4444234104     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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