Microplastics in different tissues of wild crabs at three important fishing grounds in China
T Zhang, Y Sun, K Song, W Du, W Huang, Z Gu, Z Feng - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Crabs are an indispensable component of the benthic ecosystem and represent a type of
seafood that is easily obtained and frequently eaten by humans. However, little is known …
seafood that is easily obtained and frequently eaten by humans. However, little is known …
The role of seagrass vegetation and local environmental conditions in shaping benthic bacterial and macroinvertebrate communities in a tropical coastal lagoon
We investigated the influence of seagrass canopies on the benthic biodiversity of bacteria
and macroinvertebrates in a Red Sea tropical lagoon. Changes in abundance, number of …
and macroinvertebrates in a Red Sea tropical lagoon. Changes in abundance, number of …
Stimulation of microbial nitrogen cycling in aquatic ecosystems by benthic macrofauna: mechanisms and environmental implications
P Stief - Biogeosciences, 2013 - bg.copernicus.org
Invertebrate animals that live at the bottom of aquatic ecosystems (ie, benthic macrofauna)
are important mediators between nutrients in the water column and microbes in the benthos …
are important mediators between nutrients in the water column and microbes in the benthos …
Macropores and burial of dissolved organic matter affect nitrate removal in intertidal aquifers
Coastal ecosystems are sensitive to the input of chemicals originating from submarine
groundwater discharge (SGD). The mixing zone between freshwater and saltwater in beach …
groundwater discharge (SGD). The mixing zone between freshwater and saltwater in beach …
Effect of crab bioturbation on organic matter processing in South West Atlantic intertidal sediments
Organic matter (OM) remineralization plays a key role in controlling the biogeochemistry of
marine sediments. Through their burrowing activities, bioturbating macrofauna not only …
marine sediments. Through their burrowing activities, bioturbating macrofauna not only …
N2 fixation dominates nitrogen cycling in a mangrove fiddler crab holobiont
Mangrove forests are among the most productive and diverse ecosystems on the planet,
despite limited nitrogen (N) availability. Under such conditions, animal-microbe associations …
despite limited nitrogen (N) availability. Under such conditions, animal-microbe associations …
Using hydrological‐biogeochemical linkages to elucidate carbon dynamics in coastal marshes subject to relative sea level rise
Coastal marshes are an important component of the global carbon cycle, yet our
understanding of how these ecosystems will respond to sea level rise (SLR) is limited …
understanding of how these ecosystems will respond to sea level rise (SLR) is limited …
Crab bioturbation and herbivory may account for variability in carbon sequestration and stocks in south west atlantic salt marshes
Coastal vegetation plays an important role for climate change mitigation. Compared with
terrestrial ecosystems, coastal vegetation shows higher rates of atmospheric CO2 uptake …
terrestrial ecosystems, coastal vegetation shows higher rates of atmospheric CO2 uptake …
Potential effect of fiddler crabs on organic matter distribution: a combined laboratory and field experimental approach
Bioturbators play a key role in estuarine environments by modifying the availability of soil
elements, which in turn may affect other organisms. Despite the importance of bioturbators …
elements, which in turn may affect other organisms. Despite the importance of bioturbators …
Response of the microbial community to bioturbation by benthic macrofauna on intertidal flats
H Shen, G Jiang, X Wan, H Li, Y Qiao, S Thrush… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Benthic macrofauna are considered to have important effects on the microbial-driven cycling
of nutrients in sediments. The response of the microbial community to bioturbation by …
of nutrients in sediments. The response of the microbial community to bioturbation by …