The functional significance of bioturbation and biodeposition on biogeochemical processes at the water-sediment interface in freshwater and marine ecosystems

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 770-778

  Mermillod Blondin, Florian ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d UMR5023 Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et Anthropisés   (France)

Author keywords

benthic habitats; ecosystem engineers; hydrological exchanges; microbial activity

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; BENTHOS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOTURBATION; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79960266674     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/10-121.1     Document Type: Article

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