Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 237, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 95-101

  Cuadrado, Diana G ^a,b   Carmona, Noelia B ^a   Bournod, Constanza ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Benthic microbiota; Biostabilization; Biotic physical sediment dynamics; Extracellular polymeric substances; Tidal zone

Indexed keywords

BIOSTABILIZATION; BIOTIC-PHYSICAL SEDIMENT DYNAMICS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MICROBIOTAS; TIDAL ZONES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOFILMS; DYNAMICS; EROSION; MICROORGANISMS; POLYMERS; STORMS; TIDES; WETLANDS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BENTHOS; BIOFILM; BIOTA; BIOTURBATION; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROORGANISM; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; TIDAL FLAT;

ARGENTINA; BAHIA BLANCA ESTUARY; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA];

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 79953161235     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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