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| Effects of ghost shrimp on Tampa Bay sediment characteristics
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| Paul Klerks (University of Louisiana at Lafayette), Darryl Felder (University of Louisiana at Lafayette), Karen Strasser (University of Tampa), Peter Swarzenski (USGS, St. Petersburg, Florida) |
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Ghost shrimp affect sediment organic content
(loss-on-ignition of surface sediment < ejecta sediment < burrow wall sediment) |
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Ghost shrimp affect sediment particle size
(silt/clay content of surface sediment < ejecta sediment < burrow wall sediment) |
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Ghost shrimp affect sediment metal levels
Surface sediment Zn < ejecta sediment Zn < burrow wall sediment Zn.
Surface sediment Cd = ejecta sediment Cd < burrow wall sediment Cd. |
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