Biological modifiers of marine benthic seascapes: Their role as ecosystem engineers

Geomorphology

Volumn 157-158, Issue , 2012, Pages 31-48

  Meadows, Peter S ^a   Meadows, Azra ^a   Murray, John M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic; Ecosystem engineers; Marine; Scales; Sediments

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; EPIFAUNA; FOSSIL RECORD; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROORGANISM; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84860920299     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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