Bioturbation effects of Corophium volutator: Importance of density and behavioural activity

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 306-313

  De Backer, A ^a   Van Coillie, F ^a   Montserrat, F ^b   Provoost, P ^b   Van Colen, C ^a   Vincx, M ^a   Degraer, S ^a,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Behavioural activity; Bioturbation; Corophium volutator; Density; Luminophores

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOTURBATION; BURROW; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROCOSM; ORGANIC MATTER; POPULATION DENSITY; RHYTHMITE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

COROPHIUM; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR;

EID: 78650711745     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.10.031     Document Type: Article

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