The influence of infaunal (Nereis diversicolor) abundance on degradation of organic matter in sandy sediments

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 393, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 148-157

  Papaspyrou, Sokratis ^a   Thessalou Legaki, Maria ^a   Kristensen, Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacterial community fingerprint; Benthic metabolism; Bioturbation; Nereis diversicolor abundance; Organic matter degradation; Porewater profiles

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BENTHIC FLUX; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTURBATION; DETRITUS; DISSOLVED MATTER; EXCRETION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCHAETE; POREWATER; SANDY SOIL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUCUS; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 77956187962     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.07.015     Document Type: Article

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