Technical note: The effects of five different defaunation methods on biogeochemical properties of intertidal sediment

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3647-3661

  Tolhurst, T J ^a,c   Chapman, M G ^a   Underwood, A J ^a   Cruz, J J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATE; DISTURBANCE; EROSION RATE; FLUORESCENCE; FREEZING; HABITAT TYPE; HEATING; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOBENTHOS; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

EID: 84867534117     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-3647-2012     Document Type: Article

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