Porewater advection by hydraulic activities of lugworms, Arenicola marina: A field, laboratory and modeling study

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-273

  Wethey, David S ^a,b   Woodin, Sarah A ^a,b   Volkenborn, Nils ^a,b   Reise, Karsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ANNELID; DARCY LAW; FLOW PATTERN; MODELING; POREWATER; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

ANIMALIA; ARENICOLA MARINA;

EID: 54049111065     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224008785837121     Document Type: Article

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