Short term effects of hypoxia and bioturbation on solute fluxes, denitrification and buffering capacity in a shallow dystrophic pond

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 381, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-113

  Bartoli, M ^a   Longhi, D ^a   Nizzoli, D ^a   Como, S ^b,c   Magni, P ^b,d   Viaroli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b IMC   (Italy)

^c UMR 7266 CNRS Université de La Rochelle   (France)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Denitrification; Hediste diversicolor; Hypoxia; Polydora ciliata; Solute fluxes

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; BUFFERING; DENITRIFICATION; FLUX CHAMBER; HYPOXIA; LAGOON; POLYCHAETE; POND; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CILIOPHORA; HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR; POLYCHAETA; POLYDORA CILIATA;

EID: 70449134617     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.09.018     Document Type: Article

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