Benthic processes in the intertidal mudflats of the Fly River estuary, Papua New Guinea
Three types of mudbanks were studied: a physically dominated, high sedimentation regime (1 station), a biologically dominated, low-to-moderate sedimentation regime (1 station); and a 'transitional' regime (2 stations).Bacterial C production was estimated from rates of protein (3H-leucine incorporation) and DNA (3H-thymidine incorportion) synthesis.Levels of particulate organic C, total N, total P in the sediments and dissolved organic (DOCChlorophyll a and phaeopigments were estimated.Meiofauna (Nematoda, Harpacticoid Copepoda, Foraminifera, others); macroinfauna (Polychaeta, Crustacea, Oligochaeta, others); and macroparticulate plant detritus (> or = to 0.5mm) were measured. To assess the role of intertidal mudbanks in the storage, utilisation and export of nutirents from the Fly River delta to the adjacent Gulf of Papua. This research project was a component of a larger project to determine the influence of freshwater and detrital export from the Fly River system on adjacent pelagic and benthic systems in the Gulf of Papua.
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The mangrove forests of Papua: Alongi DM (2007) The mangrove forests of Papua. pp. 824-857. In: Marshall A and Beehler B (eds) The Ecology of Papua. The Ecology…HTML Open
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Factors regulating benthic food chains in tropical river deltas and adjacent shelf areas: Alongi DM and Robertson AI (1995) Factors regulating benthic food…HTML Open
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The influence of freshwater and material export on sedimentary facies and benthic processes within the Fly Delta and adjacent Gulf of Papua (Papua New Guinea):…HTML Open
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Benthic and Pelagic processes in the Fly River Delta and nearshore Gulf of Papua: Robertson AI and Alongi DM Lawrence D and Cansfield-Smith T (eds) (1991)…HTML Open
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The role of intertidal mudbanks in the diagenesis and export of dissolved and particulate materials from the Fly Delta, Papua New Guinea: Alongi DM (1991) The…HTML Open
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The influence of freshwater and detrital export from the Fly River system on adjacent pelagic and benthic systems: Robertson AI, Alongi DM, Christoffersen P,…HTML Open
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| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
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