Sedimentary context controls the influence of ecosystem engineering by bioturbators on microbial processes in river sediments

Oikos

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1134-1144

  Navel, Simon ^a,f   Mermillod Blondin, Florian ^a,f   Montuelle, Bernard ^b,c   Chauvet, Eric ^d,e   Marmonier, Pierre ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UMR CARRTEL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HABITAT TYPE; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXYGEN; PERMEABILITY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

TUBIFEX TUBIFEX; TUBIFICIDAE;

EID: 84862775238     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19742.x     Document Type: Article

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