Negligible effect of the benthic fauna on measuring the nutrient upward fluxes from coastal sediments

Although the influence of benthic fauna on estimating the nutrient upward fluxes from the coastal sediments are a concern, there are few comprehensive studies. We conducted monthly observations in a coastal embayment to examine the effect of benthic fauna on measuring the nutrient flux. Nutrient flu...

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Published in:Journal of oceanography 2017-06, Vol.73 (3), p.397-402
Main Authors: Tada, Kuninao, Koomklang, Jidapa, Ichimi, Kazuhiko, Yamaguchi, Hitomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Benthic communities
Benthic fauna
Coastal environments
Communities
Composition
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Fauna
Fluxes
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Incubation period
Invertebrates
Mineral nutrients
Nutrients
Oceanography
Sediment
Sediments
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Zoobenthos
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Summary:Although the influence of benthic fauna on estimating the nutrient upward fluxes from the coastal sediments are a concern, there are few comprehensive studies. We conducted monthly observations in a coastal embayment to examine the effect of benthic fauna on measuring the nutrient flux. Nutrient fluxes were measured by the core incubation method and the densities of organisms in benthic communities were also measured. Numerical composition of benthic communities, according to taxonomic group, was dominated by Polychaeta composed of a few Capitellida and Spionidae species. A negligible effect of the benthic communities on measuring nutrient fluxes was demonstrated.
ISSN:0916-8370
1573-868X
DOI:10.1007/s10872-016-0406-9