Bioturbation of sediments by benthic macroinvertebrates and fish and its implication for pond ecosystems: a review

Z Adámek, B Maršálek - Aquaculture International, 2013 - Springer
Bioturbation of bottom sediments at the sediment–water interface is currently gaining more
attention in studies dealing with the functioning of aquatic ecosystems. Such bioturbation …

Nitrate storage and dissimilatory nitrate reduction by eukaryotic microbes

A Kamp, S Høgslund, N Risgaard-Petersen… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The microbial nitrogen cycle is one of the most complex and environmentally important
element cycles on Earth and has long been thought to be mediated exclusively by …

Effects of benthic bioturbation on anammox in nitrogen removal at the sediment-water interface in eutrophic surface waters

J Gao, Y Zhi, Y Huang, S Shi, Q Tan, C Wang, L Han… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) significantly contributes to nitrogen loss in
freshwater ecosystems. The sediment-water interface (SWI), known as a “hot spot” for …

Groundwater–the disregarded component in lake water and nutrient budgets. Part 2: effects of groundwater on nutrients

J Lewandowski, K Meinikmann… - Hydrological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Lacustrine groundwater discharge (LGD) transports nutrients from a catchment to a lake,
which may fuel eutrophication, one of the major threats to our fresh waters. Unfortunately …

Tube‐dwelling invertebrates: tiny ecosystem engineers have large effects in lake ecosystems

F Hölker, MJ Vanni, JJ Kuiper, C Meile… - Ecological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
There is ample evidence that tube‐dwelling invertebrates such as chironomids significantly
alter multiple important ecosystem functions, particularly in shallow lakes. Chironomids …

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 …

The influence of bioturbation and water column oxygenation on nutrient recycling in reservoir sediments

E Gautreau, L Volatier, G Nogaro, E Gouze… - Hydrobiologia, 2020 - Springer
Sediments are sinks of nutrients in reservoirs, but may also act as temporary nutrient
sources to the water column, leading to eutrophication during the warm season. Several …

Iron-coupled inactivation of phosphorus in sediments by macrozoobenthos (chironomid larvae) bioturbation: evidences from high-resolution dynamic measurements

M Chen, S Ding, L Liu, D Xu, C Han, C Zhang - Environmental Pollution, 2015 - Elsevier
The effects of chironomid larvae bioturbation on the lability of phosphorus (P) in sediments
were investigated through sediment incubation for 140 days. High-resolution dialysis (HR …

High rates of denitrification and nitrous oxide emission in arid biological soil crusts from the Sultanate of Oman

RMM Abed, P Lam, D De Beer, P Stief - The ISME journal, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Using a combination of process rate determination, microsensor profiling and molecular
techniques, we demonstrated that denitrification, and not anaerobic ammonium oxidation …

N2 fixation dominates nitrogen cycling in a mangrove fiddler crab holobiont

M Zilius, S Bonaglia, E Broman, VG Chiozzini… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Mangrove forests are among the most productive and diverse ecosystems on the planet,
despite limited nitrogen (N) availability. Under such conditions, animal-microbe associations …