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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Autores principales: Mokhtari, Mohammad, Abd Ghaffar, Mazlan, Usup, Gires, Che Cob, Zaidi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4810164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26797647
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology5010007

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4810164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26797647
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology5010007

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