Effects of abiotic stressors on infaunal burrowing and associated sediment characteristics

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 392, Issue , 2009, Pages 33-42

  Przeslawski, R ^a,b   Zhu, Q ^a   Aller, R ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Annelid; Geochemistry; Mudflat; Multiple stressors

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; BURROWING ORGANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; MUDFLAT; SALINITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ANNELIDA; CAPITELLA SP.1; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 70350637380     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08221     Document Type: Article

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