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

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