Effects of Fiddler Crab Burrows on Sediment Properties in the Mangrove Mudflats of Sungai Sepang, Malaysia

In mangrove ecosystems, litter fall accumulates as refractory organic carbon on the sediment surface and creates anoxic sediment layers. Fiddler crabs, through their burrowing activity, translocate oxygen into the anoxic layers and promote aerobic respiration, iron reduction and nitrification. In th...

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الحاوية / القاعدة:	Biology
المؤلفون الرئيسيون:	Mohammad Mokhtari, Mazlan Abd Ghaffar, Gires Usup, Zaidi Che Cob
التنسيق:	مقال
اللغة:	الإنجليزية
منشور في:	MDPI AG 2016-01-01
الموضوعات:	bioturbation multivariate analysis sediment oxidation organic content Principal Component Analysis
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:	http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/5/1/7