Linkages between Aquatic Sediment Biota and Life Above Sediments as Potential Drivers of Biodiversity and Ecological Processes

A disruption or intensification of the direct and indirect chemical, physical, or biological interactions between aquatic sediment biota and biota living above the sediments may accelerate biodiversity loss and contribute to the degradation of aquatic and riparian habitats.

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Published inBioscience Vol. 50; no. 12; pp. 1062 - 1075
Main Authors Palmer, Margaret A., Covich, Alan P., Lake, Sam, Biro, Peter, Brooks, Jacqui J., Cole, Jonathan, Dahm, Cliff, Gibert, Janine, Goedkoop, Willem, Martens, Koen, Verhoeven, Jos, Van De Bund, Wouter J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Circulation, AIBS, 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd., Suite 402, McLean, VA 22101. USA American Institute of Biological Sciences 01.12.2000
University of California Press
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Aquatic life
Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
Biological diversity
Biota
Ecology
Habitats
Land Use
Life sciences
Marine sediments
Microbiology
Sediments
Sediments (Geology)
United States
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Summary:A disruption or intensification of the direct and indirect chemical, physical, or biological interactions between aquatic sediment biota and biota living above the sediments may accelerate biodiversity loss and contribute to the degradation of aquatic and riparian habitats.
ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.1641/0006-3568(2000)050[1062:LBASBA]2.0.CO;2