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Short-term response of benthic foraminifera to fine-sediment depositional events simulated in microcosm
Corentin Guilhermic
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Université Angers, Nantes Univ., Le Mans Univ, CNRS, LPG,
Laboratoire de planétologie et géosciences, UMR CNRS 6112, 49000
Angers, France
Maria Pia Nardelli
Université Angers, Nantes Univ., Le Mans Univ, CNRS, LPG,
Laboratoire de planétologie et géosciences, UMR CNRS 6112, 49000
Angers, France
Aurélia Mouret
Université Angers, Nantes Univ., Le Mans Univ, CNRS, LPG,
Laboratoire de planétologie et géosciences, UMR CNRS 6112, 49000
Angers, France
Damien Le Moigne
Université Angers, Nantes Univ., Le Mans Univ, CNRS, LPG,
Laboratoire de planétologie et géosciences, UMR CNRS 6112, 49000
Angers, France
Hélène Howa
Université Angers, Nantes Univ., Le Mans Univ, CNRS, LPG,
Laboratoire de planétologie et géosciences, UMR CNRS 6112, 49000
Angers, France
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Coastal seas experience sediment discharges whose intensity and frequency can strongly be affected by human activities and climate change. We analysed the response of benthic species in an experimental set-up. After the burial under a single thick layer of sediment or multiple thin layers at different times, the analysed species migrate rapidly towards the surface. A stronger effect of a single thick deposit on standing stocks and biodiversity is visible compared to frequent low-sediment inputs.
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