(<CODES>) The importance of biogenic reefs in trophic linkages in intertidal sandy beaches

Code

01D01011

Duration

01 October 2011 → 30 September 2015

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Magda Vincx

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Animal biology

Keywords

food webs biogenic reefs sandy beaches benthos

The trophic cascade in biogenic reefs composed of the polychaete Lanice conchilega will be studied in four different sandy beaches along the Northeast Atlantic Coast. Field- as well as labexperiments will be conducted in order to quantify the top-down and bottom-up effects.

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The importance of biogenic reefs in trophic linkages in intertidal sandy beaches