Sediment destabilizing and stabilizing bio-engineers on tidal flats: Cascading effects of experimental exclusion

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-35

  Volkenborn, Nils ^a,c   Robertson, Dylan Martin ^b   Reise, Karsten ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arenicola marina; Bioturbation; Ecosystem engineering; Sediment destabilizers; Sediment stabilizers

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SESSILE SPECIES; TIDAL FLAT; TUBE DWELLER;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ARENICOLA MARINA; BERKELEYA; BIVALVIA; LANICE CONCHILEGA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA; POLYDORA CORNUTA; ULVA;

EID: 60949086476     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: 14383888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-008-0140-9     Document Type: Article

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