Sökning: "benthic macrofauna"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 18 avhandlingar innehållade orden benthic macrofauna.
1. Deposit-feeding in benthic macrofauna : Tracer studies from the Baltic Sea
Sammanfattning : A low content of organic matter, which is largely refractory in nature, is characteristic of most sediments, meaning that aquatic deposit-feeders live on a very poor food source. The food is derived mainly from sedimenting phytodetritus, and in temperate waters like the Baltic Sea, from seasonal phytoplankton blooms. LÄS MER
2. Benthic fluxes of biogenic elements in the Baltic Sea : Influence of oxygen and macrofauna
Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates how benthic fluxes of phosphorus (P), nitrogen (N), and silicon (Si) change upon oxygenation of anoxic soft bottoms in the brackish, eutrophicated Baltic Sea. Direct measurements in situ by benthic landers demonstrated that fluxes of dissolved inorganic P (DIP) from anoxic bottom sediments in the Eastern Gotland Basin are higher than previously thought (Paper I). LÄS MER
3. The role of benthic macrofauna in nitrogen cycling in eutrophic lake sediment
Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns the role of sediment-living macrobenthos in the cycling of nitrogen species and nitrogen transformation in eutrophic freshwater sediments. In my thesis I have, employing 15N-isotope techniques in laboratory experiments, shown the importance of infaunal chironomid larvae and oligochaetes on denitrification in eutrophic lake sediments. LÄS MER
4. Benthic invertebrate food webs in the Baltic Sea : Anthropogenic pressure effects and methodological advancements
Sammanfattning : Trophic interactions are ecologically important, as they structure communities, and globally important for the ecosystem functions that they facilitate. Anthropogenic pressures are altering the structure of food webs, their stability, and resilience to change. LÄS MER
5. Transport by Benthic Macrofauna: Functional Classification and Biogeochemical Response
Sammanfattning : Burrowing and reworking activities by benthic macrofauna regulate rates and pathways during organic matter mineralisation in bioturbated sediments. In so doing, they also affect the overall cycling of elements crucial in the biosphere (e.g. C, N, P, Fe, Mn and S). LÄS MER