Who really matters: Influence of German Bight key bioturbators on biogeochemical cycling and sediment turnover

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 488, Issue , 2017, Pages 92-101

  Wrede, Alexa ^a   Dannheim, Jennifer ^a   Gutow, Lars ^a   Brey, Thomas ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphiura filiformis; Bioirrigation; Bioturbation potential; Echinocardium cordatum; Nucula nitidosa; Sediment reworking

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOINDICATOR; BIOTURBATION; BIVALVE; ECHINODERM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MARINE SEDIMENT; REGENERATION; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GERMAN BIGHT; NORTH SEA;

AMPHIURA FILIFORMIS; BIVALVIA; ECHINOCARDIUM CORDATUM; NUCULA NITIDOSA;

EID: 85008601970     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2017.01.001     Document Type: Article

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