Benthic bioturbator enhances CH4 fluxes among aquatic compartments and atmosphere in experimental microcosms

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1649-1657

  Figueiredo Barros, Marcos Paulo ^a   Caliman, Adriano ^a   Leal, João J F ^a,b   Bozelli, Reinaldo L ^a   Farjalla, Vinicius F ^a,c   Esteves, Francisco A ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Centro Federal de Educa ão Tecnológica de Química de Nilópolis RJ   (Brazil)

^c Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ecologia e Desenvolvimento Sócio Ambiental de Macaé ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ATMOSPHERE-HYDROSPHERE INTERACTION; BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; CARBON FLUX; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROCOSM; POLYCHAETE; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

ANIMALIA; HETEROMASTUS SIMILIS; INVERTEBRATA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 70350141559     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-111     Document Type: Article

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