The effects of short-term increases in turbidity on sandflat microphytobenthic productivity and nutrient fluxes

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 170-177

  Pratt, Daniel R ^a,b   Pilditch, Conrad A ^a   Lohrer, Andrew M ^b   Thrush, Simon F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthic; Intertidal; Microphytobenthos; Nutrients; Primary productivity; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; CHLOROPHYLL A; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MUDFLAT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOBENTHOS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 84907032553     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.07.009     Document Type: Article

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