Sediment bioturbation by the echiuran worm Maxmuelleria lankesteri (Herdman) and its consequences for radionuclide dispersal in Irish Sea sediments

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology - Tập 195 Số 2 - Trang 203-220 - 1996
Elizabeth Cook1, A. D. Ansell1, R.J.A. Atkinson2
1Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, P.O. Box 3, Oban, Argyll PA34 4AD, Scotland
2University Marine Biological Station, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, KA28 OEG, Scotland

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