Credit: Ayushi Kachhara NIWA 2018

Academic publication

Response of the microbial community to bioturbation by benthic macrofauna on intertidal flats

Shen H, Jiang G, Wan X, Li H, Qiao Y, Thrush S & He P (2017) Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 488:44

Highlights

Nutrient content were decreased significantly by bioturbation.
Pore-water profiles in sediments were significantly influenced by bioturbation.
The microbial community in sediments was not significantly changed by bioturbation.
The relative abundance of Nitrospirae and the number of AOB amoA copies were increased significantly by bioturbation.

Keywords

Microbial community, Bioturbation, Meretrix meretrix, Perinereis aibuhitensis

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