Influence of benthic macrofauna community shifts on ecosystem functioning in shallow estuaries

Influence of benthic macrofauna community shifts on ecosystem functioning in shallow estuaries

*Correspondence: Erik Kristensen, Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark e-mail: [email protected] We aim at identifying how ecosystem functioning in shallow estuaries is affected by rapid shifts in benthic fauna communities. We use the shallow estuary, Odense Fjord, Denmark, as a case study to test our hypotheses that (1) shifts in benthic fa...

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