Relevance of macrozoobenthic grazers to understand the dynamic behaviour of sediment erodibility and microphytobenthos resuspension in sunny summer conditions

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-55

  Orvain, Francis ^a   Guizien, Katell ^b   Lefebvre, Sébastien ^c   Bréret, Martine ^d   Dupuy, Christine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Laboratoire d Océanologie et de Géosciences   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic diatoms; Biofilm; Erosion; Extracellular polymeric substances; Grazing; Intertidal mudflat

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; DIATOM; ERODIBILITY; GASTROPOD; GRAZING PRESSURE; MUDFLAT; NEW RECORD; PHYTOBENTHOS; POPULATION DENSITY; RESUSPENSION; ZOOBENTHOS;

FRANCE; MARENNES-OLERON BAY; POITOU-CHARENTES;

EID: 84907140893     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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