Effects of macroalgal mats and hypoxia on burrowing depth of the New Zealand cockle (Austrovenus stutchburyi)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 438-444

  Marsden, Islay D ^a   Bressington, Melanie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Austrovenus stutchburyi; burial depth; Gracilaria chilensis; hypoxia; macroalgal mat; Ulva spp

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIVALVE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYPOXIA; MACROALGA; MORTALITY;

ALGAE; AUSTROVENUS STUCHBURII; BIVALVIA; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA CHILENSIS; ULVA;

EID: 58149279254     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.11.022     Document Type: Article

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