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Animal-sediment interactions: the effect of ingestion and excretion by worms on mineralogy
S. J. Needham
Dept. of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Liverpool, 4 Brownlow St, Liverpool L69 3GP, UK
R. H. Worden
Dept. of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Liverpool, 4 Brownlow St, Liverpool L69 3GP, UK
D. McIlroy
Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, A1B 3X5, Cana
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