Mediation of macronutrients and carbon by post-disturbance shelf sea sediment communities

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 121-133

  Hale, Rachel ^a   Godbold, Jasmin A ^a   Sciberras, Marija ^b   Dwight, Jessica ^a   Wood, Christina ^a   Hiddink, Jan G ^b   Solan, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeochemical cycles; Bioturbation; Ecosystem function; Nitrogen; Recovery

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOTURBATION; CARBON CYCLE; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SHELF SEA; SHELF SEDIMENT;

EID: 85020742078     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-017-0350-9     Document Type: Article

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