Freeze-lysable inorganic nutrients in intertidal sediments: Dependence on microphytobenthos abundance

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 403, Issue , 2010, Pages 155-163

  García Robledo, Emilio ^a   Corzo, Alfonso ^a   Papaspyrou, Sokratis ^a,b   Jiménez Arias, Juan L ^a   Villahermosa, Desirée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthic microalgae; Freeze lysable inorganic nutrients; Intertidal sediments; Microbenthos; Microphytobenthos; Pore water nutrients; Sediment preservation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CHLOROPHYLL; FREEZING; GEOACCUMULATION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROALGA; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOBENTHOS; POREWATER; PRESERVATION; RESPIRATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE;

ANDALUCIA; CADIZ [ANDALUCIA]; CADIZ BAY; SPAIN;

EID: 77954108188     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08470     Document Type: Article

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