Effects of sedimentation from water-based drill cuttings and natural sediment on benthic macrofaunal community structure and ecosystem processes

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 383, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-121

  Trannum, Hilde C ^a   Nilsson, Hans C ^a   Schaanning, Morten T ^a   Øxnevad, Sigurd ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical fluxes; Glycol; Mesocosm experiments; Physical disturbance; Soft bottom communities; Water based drilling mud

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MACROBENTHOS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTATION; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

EID: 75149190897     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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