Image of Kerguelenatica delicatula (E. A. Smith 1902)

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Kerguelenatica delicatula (E. A. Smith 1902)

ecosystem engineering

Queirós et al 2013
surficial modifier
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Definition: bioturbating fauna with activities restricted to the sediment layer immediately below the sediment surface

Attribution: S. Lindqvist, Engelbrektsson, Eriksson, Hulth. 2016. Functional classification of bioturbating macrofauna in marine sediments using time-resolved imaging of particle displacement and multivariate analysis. Biogeosciences Discuss, 13 Oct. 2016. doi:10.5194/bg-2016-411.

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