Organisms as cooperative ecosystem engineers in intertidal flats

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 92-101

  Passarelli, Claire ^a   Olivier, Frédéric ^a,b   Paterson, David M ^c   Meziane, Tarik ^a   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

Biogenic structure; Cooperative ecosystem engineers; Habitat cascade; Sediment stability; Tidal flats

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOGENIC STRUCTURE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPLEXITY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; TIDAL FLAT;

EID: 84907027839     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.07.010     Document Type: Review

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