Impacts of biogenic structures on benthic assemblages: Microbes, meiofauna, macrofauna and related ecosystem functions

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 465, Issue , 2012, Pages 85-99

  Passarelli, Claire ^a   Olivier, Frédéric ^a,b   Paterson, David M ^c   Hubas, Cédric ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biogenic structures; Carbon flux; Macrofauna; Meiofauna; Microphytobenthos; Polychaete tubes; Sediment stability

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BENTHOS; BIOFILM; BIOGENIC STRUCTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; DIATOM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; POLYCHAETE; RECOLONIZATION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 84866995935     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09915     Document Type: Article

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