The effects of bioturbation and herbivory by the polychaete Nereis diversicolor on loss of saltmarsh in south-east England

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• herbivory 74%
• polychaete 74%
• bioturbation 71%
• saltmarsh 66%
• creek 34%
• loss 33%
• erosion 30%
• managed realignment 18%
• effect 14%
• burrowing 13%
• vegetation 10%
• field experiment 10%
• seed 9%
• laboratory experiment 9%
• sea wall 8%
• current velocity 6%
• wave action 6%
• mudflat 6%
• tidal current 6%
• seedling 5%
• marsh 5%
• sediment 5%
• sea level rise 5%
• accretion 5%
• regeneration 4%
• invertebrate 4%
• restoration 4%
• demand 3%
• test 2%
• distribution 2%
• rate 1%

Agriculture & Biology

• bioturbation 100%
• salt marshes 72%
• Polychaeta 67%
• England 62%
• herbivores 53%
• Salicornia 36%
• burrowing 14%
• vegetation 13%
• sediments 11%
• salt marsh plants 9%
• tides 7%
• sea level 6%
• seeds 6%
• marshes 6%
• invertebrates 5%
• seedlings 3%
• synthesis 3%
• testing 2%