Influence of Trypaea australiensis population density on benthic metabolism and nitrogen dynamics in sandy estuarine sediment: A mesocosm simulation

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 144-152

  Jordan, Mark A ^a   Welsh, David T ^a   Dunn, Ryan J K ^b   Teasdale, Peter R ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic Metabolism; Bioturbation; Denitrification; Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium; Nitrification; Nutrient Dynamics; Trypaea australiensis

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CRUSTACEAN; DENITRIFICATION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; MESOCOSM; METABOLISM; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; POPULATION DENSITY;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); THALASSINIDEA; TRYPAEA AUSTRALIENSIS;

EID: 59249099781     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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