Effect of sea cucumber (Australostichopus mollis) grazing on coastal sediments impacted by mussel farm deposition

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1123-1129

  Slater, Matthew J ^a   Carton, Alexander G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Australostichopus mollis; Biodeposition; Bioremediation; Deposit feeding; Sea cucumber; Sediments

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALOSTICHOPUS MOLLIS; BIODEPOSITION; BIODEPOSITS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL AQUACULTURE; COASTAL MARINE SYSTEMS; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; FEEDING EXPERIMENTS; GREEN-LIPPED MUSSELS; MUSSEL FARM; PHYTOPIGMENTS; SEA CUCUMBER; SEDIMENT QUALITY; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AGRICULTURE; AQUACULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHLOROPHYLL; DEPOSITS; FEEDING; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION; PORPHYRINS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CHLOROPHYLL A; NITROGEN; PIGMENT;

ACCUMULATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOREMEDIATION; DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAZING; MARINE SEDIMENT; MUSSEL CULTURE; ORGANIC CARBON; PIGMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOSIT FEEDER; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; SEA CUCUMBER; SEDIMENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; CARBON; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITROGEN; PERNA; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SEA CUCUMBERS;

AUSTRALOSTICHOPUS; BIVALVIA; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 67651108788     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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