Bioirrigation by Chironomus plumosus: Advective flow investigated by particle image velocimetry

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 789-802

  Roskosch, Andrea ^a   Morad, Mohammad Reza ^b   Khalili, Arzhang ^b,c   Lewandowski, Jörg ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

bioirrigation; Chironomus plumosus; color tracer; filter feeding; flow velocity; particle image velocimetry (PIV); volumetric flow rate

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BURROW; FILTER FEEDING; FLOW PATTERN; FLOW VELOCITY; FLY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LARVA; MACROBENTHOS; PUPA; TRACER; TUBE DWELLER; VENTILATION; VISUAL ANALYSIS; VOLUME; ZOOBENTHOS;

BERLIN; GERMANY; MUGGELSEE;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; DIPTERA;

EID: 77954869115     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/09-150.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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