Shorebirds Affect Ecosystem Functioning on an Intertidal Mudflat

Shorebirds Affect Ecosystem Functioning on an Intertidal Mudflat

Ecosystem functioning and services have provided a rationale for conservation over the past decades. Intertidal muddy sediments, and the microphytobenthic biofilms that inhabit them, perform crucial ecosystem functions including erosion protection, nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration. It has b...

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Main Authors: James M. Booty, Graham J. C. Underwood, Amie Parris, Richard G. Davies, Trevor J. Tolhurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
shorebirds
ecosystem function
microphytobenthos biofilm
sediment erosion
nutrient flux
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00685/full

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