Publication Date:
2022-06-08
Description:
Deposit-feeding benthic macrofauna withdraw substantial amounts of bacterial biomass from marine sediments. On the other hand, burrowing macro-invertebrates can mediate epizoic and perizoic enrichment of bacteria by tapping or "conditioning" energy carriers (for heterotrophic and chemolithotrophic bacteria) that are stored in the sediment. Selected examples show how this applies particularly to reduced sediments.
Type:
Article
,
NonPeerReviewed
Format:
text