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Biological and biogeochemical methods for estimating bioirrigation: a case study in the Oosterschelde estuary
Marine Biology Research
Group, Department of Biology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Department of
Estuarine and Delta Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ), and Utrecht University, Korringaweg 7, P.O. Box
140, 4401 NT Yerseke, the Netherlands
Justin Tiano
Department of
Estuarine and Delta Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ), and Utrecht University, Korringaweg 7, P.O. Box
140, 4401 NT Yerseke, the Netherlands
Marine Biology Research
Group, Department of Biology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Ulrike Braeckman
Marine Biology Research
Group, Department of Biology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Tom Ysebaert
Department of
Estuarine and Delta Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ), and Utrecht University, Korringaweg 7, P.O. Box
140, 4401 NT Yerseke, the Netherlands
Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University & Research,
Wageningen, the Netherlands
Karline Soetaert
Department of
Estuarine and Delta Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ), and Utrecht University, Korringaweg 7, P.O. Box
140, 4401 NT Yerseke, the Netherlands
Marine Biology Research
Group, Department of Biology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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By applying a novel technique to quantify organism-induced sediment–water column fluid exchange (bioirrigation), we show that organisms in subtidal (permanently submerged) areas have similar bioirrigation rates as those that inhabit intertidal areas (not permanently submerged), but organisms in the latter irrigate deeper burrows in this study. Our results expand on traditional methods to quantify bioirrigation rates and broaden the pool of field measurements of bioirrigation rates.
By applying a novel technique to quantify organism-induced sediment–water column fluid exchange...
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