The role of plant-crab interaction in structuring microphytobenthic communities in a shallow temperate estuary

Microphytobenthos can be defined as the assemblage of microscopic, photosynthetic eukaryotic microalgae and cyanobacteria that live on sediment surfaces in salt marshes, submerged aquatic vegetation beds, intertidal sand and mudflats, and subtidal, illuminated sediments (MacIntyre et al., 1996; Mill...

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Autores: Fernandez, Carolina, Da Rodda, Constanza, Gauna, Maria Cecilia, Croce, Maria Emilia, Parodi, Elisa Rosalia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/88710
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/88710
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Microphytobenthos-Crabs
Interactions
Estuary Bahia Blanca
Argentina
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
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Sumario:Microphytobenthos can be defined as the assemblage of microscopic, photosynthetic eukaryotic microalgae and cyanobacteria that live on sediment surfaces in salt marshes, submerged aquatic vegetation beds, intertidal sand and mudflats, and subtidal, illuminated sediments (MacIntyre et al., 1996; Miller et al., 1996). These microorganisms produce macroscopically recognizable microbial mats dominated by cyanobacteria and biofilms of epipelic diatoms, these structures are the result of sediment trapping, binding and precipitation by the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced by the microorganisms (de Winder et al., 1999).