[HTML][HTML] Drivers of cyanobacterial blooms in a hypertrophic lagoon

M Bartoli, M Zilius, M Bresciani, D Vaiciute… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The Curonian Lagoon is Europe's largest lagoon and one of the most seriously impacted by
harmful blooms of cyanobacteria. Intensive studies over the past 20 years have allowed us …

[HTML][HTML] Review of the globally invasive freshwater mussels in the genus Sinanodonta Modell, 1945

K Douda, A Zieritz, B Vodáková, M Urbańska… - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
In this review, we synthesize the current knowledge of the biology, ecology, and impact of
Sinanodonta freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae), native to East Asia, that have …

Aggravation of nitrous oxide emissions driven by burrowing crab activities in intertidal marsh soils: Mechanisms and environmental implications

Z An, Y Zheng, L Hou, D Gao, F Chen, J Zhou… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coastal wetlands are hotspots for nitrogen (N) cycling and a significant natural source of the
potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N 2 O). Burrowing benthos are known to transform N …

[HTML][HTML] The Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana demographically outperforms European native mussels

M Urbańska, A Kamocki, M Kirschenstein, M Ożgo - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Unionid mussels are essential for the integrity of freshwater ecosystems but show rapid
worldwide declines. The large-sized, thermophilic Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta …

Contributions of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) to nutrient cycling in an urban river: filtration, recycling, storage, and removal

TJ Hoellein, CB Zarnoch, DA Bruesewitz, J DeMartini - Biogeochemistry, 2017 - Springer
Consumers contribute to nutrient cycling in aquatic ecosystems by nutrient retention in
tissues, metabolic transformations and excretion, and promoting microbial processes that …

Differential effects of bivalves on sediment nitrogen cycling in a shallow coastal bay

AR Smyth, AE Murphy, IC Anderson, B Song - Estuaries and Coasts, 2018 - Springer
In coastal ecosystems, suspension-feeding bivalves can remove nitrogen though uptake
and assimilation or enhanced denitrification. Bivalves may also retain nitrogen through …

[HTML][HTML] Zebra mussel holobionts fix and recycle nitrogen in lagoon sediments

U Marzocchi, S Bonaglia, A Zaiko, GM Quero… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bivalves are ubiquitous filter-feeders able to alter ecosystems functions. Their impact on
nitrogen (N) cycling is commonly related to their filter-feeding activity, biodeposition, and …

Microphytobenthos and chironomid larvae attenuate nutrient recycling in shallow‐water sediments

S Benelli, M Bartoli, M Zilius… - Freshwater …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In shallow‐water sediments, the combined action of microphytobenthos and bioturbating
fauna may differentially affect benthic nutrient fluxes and exert a bottom‐up control of pelagic …

Chemosymbiotic bivalves contribute to the nitrogen budget of seagrass ecosystems

U Cardini, M Bartoli, S Lücker, M Mooshammer… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
In many seagrass sediments, lucinid bivalves and their sulfur-oxidizing symbionts are
thought to underpin key ecosystem functions, but little is known about their role in nutrient …

Benthic N pathways in illuminated and bioturbated sediments studied with network analysis

M Magri, S Benelli, C Bondavalli… - Limnology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The regulation of benthic nitrogen (N) cycling by multiple interactions among bacteria,
macrofauna, and primary producers is poorly understood. We hypothesized that a …