Lamprey larvae as ecosystem engineers: Physical and geochemical impact on the streambed by their burrowing behavior

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 701, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 313-322

  Shirakawa, Hokuto ^a   Yanai, Seiji ^b   Goto, Akira ^a,c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Burrowing behavior; Ecosystem engineer; Lamprey larvae; Lethenteron camtschaticum; Lethenteron sp. N

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; BURROWING ORGANISM; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILTER FEEDER; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LARVA; OXYGEN; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STREAM BED; VERTEBRATE;

JAPAN;

ALGAE; HEXAPODA; LETHENTERON; LETHENTERON JAPONICUM; PETROMYZONTIDAE;

EID: 84870807569     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1293-8     Document Type: Article

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