Bivalve molluscs are abundant in marine and freshwater ecosystems and perform important
ecological functions. Bivalves have epifaunal or infaunal lifestyles but are largely filter …

Fixed nitrogen limits primary productivity in many parts of the global ocean, and it
consequently plays a role in controlling the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere. The …

At a restored reef site and a control site in the Choptank River, Maryland, USA, we partially
quantified the effect of oyster reef restoration on the removal of nutrients from the water …

The incidence and intensity of hypoxic waters in coastal aquatic ecosystems has been
expanding in recent decades coincident with eutrophication of the coastal zone. Worldwide …

An important function of coastal ecosystems is the reduction of the nutrient flux from land to
the open sea, the coastal filter. In this study, we focused on the two most important coastal …

Organic enrichment of sediments underlying fish farms in temperate and tropical coastal
zones is reviewed to identify similarities and important biogeochemical differences …

We have examined the effects of individual members of the two dominant functional groups
of the Macoma balthica community on fluxes of nutrients and dissolved organic carbon …

Estuarine and coastal marine sediment-water fluxes are considered to be important
ecological features, but a global-scale assessment has yet to be developed. Goals of this …

Estuaries in rainfall poor regions are highly susceptible to climatic and hydrological
changes. The Coorong, a Ramsar-listed estuarine-coastal lagoon at the end of the Murray …

The influences of suspended mussel and infaunal clam cultivation on benthic metabolism
and nutrient cycling were compared in Goro lagoon, Italy. Both aquaculture types stimulated …