Fiddler crab (Uca spp.) burrows have little effect on surrounding sediment oxygen concentrations

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 448, Issue , 2013, Pages 104-113

  Michaels, Rachel E ^a   Zieman, Joseph C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Depth profiles; In situ; Salt marsh; Sediment oxygen; Uca

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; BURROW; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRAB; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880615345     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.06.020     Document Type: Article

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