How biodiversity affects ecosystem processes: Implications for ecological revolutions and benthic ecosystem function

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-301

  Solan, Martin ^a   Batty, Paul ^b   Bulling, Mark T ^a   Godbold, Jasmin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Bioturbation; Ecosystem function; Extinction; Marine benthos; Substrate revolution

Indexed keywords

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EID: 75449117517     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00058     Document Type: Article

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