Impact of polychaetes (<it>Nereis </it>spp. and <it>Arenicola marina</it>) on carbon biogeochemistry in coastal marine sediments†

<p/> <p>Known effects of bioturbation by common polychaetes (<it>Nereis </it>spp. and <it>Arenicola marina</it>) in Northern European coastal waters on sediment carbon diagenesis is summarized and assessed. The physical impact of irrigation and reworking activity...

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Main Author: Kristensen Erik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-10-01
Series:Geochemical Transactions
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1467-4866-2-92