Influence of bioturbation on the biogeochemistry of littoral sediments of an acidic post-mining pit lake

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 339-352

  Lagauzere S ^a,b   Moreira, S ^a   Koschorreck, M ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTURBATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; INSECT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PYRITE;

GERMANY; LUSATIA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79951796946     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-339-2011     Document Type: Article

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