Bioturbation: Impact on the marine nitrogen cycle

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 315-320

  Laverock, Bonnie ^a,b   Gilbert, Jack A ^a   Tait, Karen ^a   Osborn, A Mark ^b   Widdicombe, Steve ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Microbial community structure; Nitrogen cycle; Nutrient flux; Oxic anoxic interface

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALS; GENETIC MARKERS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXYGEN; SEAWATER;

EID: 79551474717     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0390315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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