Bioturbation in a declining oxygen environment, in situ observations from wormcam

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Sturdivant, S Kersey ^a,b   Díaz, Robert J ^a   Cutter, George R ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; BIOTURBATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYPOXIA; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; WATER QUALITY; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; BIOTA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER; SEASON; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

CREEDIIDAE;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOTA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OXYGEN; RIVERS; SEASONS; UNITED STATES; VIDEO RECORDING; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84859485250     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034539     Document Type: Article

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