Effect of biodeposition of an invasive polychaete on organic matter content and productivity of the sediment in a coastal lagoon

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-28

  Bruschetti, Martin ^a,b   Bazterrica, Cielo ^a,b   Fanjul, Eugenia ^a,b   Luppi, Tomas ^a,b   Iribarne, Oscar ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

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

Author keywords

Biogenic Deposits; Ecosystem Engineering; Ficopomatus enigmaticus; Filter Feeders; Introduced Species; Particulate Organic Matter

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; COASTAL LAGOON; CRAB; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; FILTER FEEDER; HYDRODYNAMICS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MESOCOSM; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCHAETE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REEF FORMATION; SEDIMENT TRAP; WATER COLUMN; WATER FLOW;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA]; MAR CHIQUITA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FICOPOMATUS ENIGMATICUS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 79958281459     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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