Bioturbation in estuarine sediments: modelling macrofauna-mediated oxygen dynamics

• Main Author: Fang, Xiaoyu
• Other Authors: Knights, Antony, Faculty of Science and Engineering
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Plymouth 2019
• Subjects: Bioturbation; Macrobenthos; Estuary; Oxygen dynamics; PhD; Burrows; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/15084

The aim of this thesis was to provide a comprehensive examination of the roles of macrofauna in estuarine biogeochemistry by adopting a multidisciplinary field and laboratory-based approach and integrating species distribution modelling with biomass-dependent ecosystem function relationships. Eventu...