Bioirrigation the animal-induced exchange of solutes between pore water and overlying
water-is a key process in sediments with profound implications for biogeochemical …

Biomass estimates are crucial for modeling and understanding energy flow through
ecosystems. Many modeling frameworks rely on published body weights of organisms to …

In coastal temperate regions such as the Baltic Sea, calcifying bivalves dominate benthic
communities playing a vital ecological role in maintaining biodiversity and nutrient recycling …

Neonicotinoids are currently the most widely used and sold insecticides in the world,
providing effective pest control. Risk assessment of these and other pesticides by lab-based …

Bioturbation is one of the key mediators of biogeochemical processes in benthic habitats
that can have a high contribution to seafloor functioning and benthic pelagic coupling in …

Globally, mussel aquaculture relies mostly on the use of natural seed, or spat, to stock farms
while the use of seed from hatcheries are also available in smaller quantities. The use of …

Abstract That increasing microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm) eventually end up in the sediment
which may become a growing menace to diverse benthic lives is worthy of attention. In this …

Invasive bivalves continue to spread and negatively impact freshwater ecosystems
worldwide. As different metrics for body size and biomass are frequently used within the …

Land-use intensification and climate change are main threats to the abundance and
diversity of soil macrofauna. However, little is known about their biomass in response to …

The annual global loss of organic carbon from terrestrial ecosystems into rivers is similar to
the organic carbon stored in soils each year. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) flows through …