Microplastics affect organic nitrogen in sediment: The response of organic nitrogen mineralization to microbes and benthic animals

C Yang, R Yang, Y Feng, Y Wang, Q Zou… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2025 - Elsevier
Organic nitrogen is a crucial component of the nitrogen element, and its mineralization by
sediment organisms may trigger river eutrophication. Microplastics (MPs), as emerging …

Nutrient loadings and exchange between the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea: Changes over the past two decades (2001–2020)

R Stakėnienė, K Jokšas, J Kriaučiūnienė… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Baltic Sea faces prolonged eutrophication due to nutrient pollution, with the Nemunas
River regulating nutrient input via the Curonian Lagoon. In this study, we aimed to assess …

Disaster avoided: current state of the Baltic Sea without human intervention to reduce nutrient loads

E Ehrnsten, C Humborg, E Gustafsson… - Limnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Excessive nutrient inputs have caused eutrophication of coastal ecosystems worldwide,
triggering extensive algal blooms, oxygen‐depletion, and collapse of local fisheries. In the …

Pan-Atlantic Comparison of Deep-Sea Macro-and Megabenthos

K Kürzel, S Brix, A Brandt, N Brenke, P Enderlein… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Deep-sea benthic fauna is vital for a well-functioning marine ecosystem but is increasingly
under threat from a changing environment. To monitor and conserve this fauna, an …

Biogeochemical cycling of sedimentary organic carbon and benthic nutrient fluxes in the semi-enclosed Jinhae Bay, Korea: insights into benthic-pelagic coupling

SU An, KT Kim, SH Kim, JW Baek, HJ Jeong… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
The mineralization of organic matter at the sediment plays a crucial role in ecosystem
functioning by facilitating the biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nutrients. This process …

Pan-Atlantic deep-water Comparison of Epibenthos

K Kürzel, S Brix, A Brandt, N Brenke, P Enderlein… - Diversity, 2023 - nora.nerc.ac.uk
Deep-sea benthic fauna is vital for a well-functioning marine ecosystem but is increasingly
under threat from a changing environment. To monitor and conserve this fauna, an …

The interplay between terrestrial organic matter and benthic macrofauna: Framework, synthesis, and perspectives

JCF Pardo, AE Poste, H Frigstad, CO Quintana… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystems are shaped by physical, chemical, and biological drivers, which affect the
quality and quantity of basal energy sources, with impacts that cascade to higher trophic …

[HTML][HTML] Benthic fauna as mediators of carbon and nutrient cycling in the coastal Baltic Sea

S Mäkelin - 2024 - helda.helsinki.fi
Benthic macrofauna modifies carbon and nutrient retention and recycling processes in
coastal habitats directly through their metabolism. As animal tissues have a higher …

Макрозообентос восточной части Финского залива: современное состояние и влияние на биогеохимические процессы

АА Максимов, НА Березина… - Фундаментальная и …, 2024 - hydrophysics.spbrc.ru
Аннотация Макрозообентос играет важную роль в биогеохимических процессах. В
восточной части Финского залива в последние десятилетия макрозообентос быстро …

[PDF][PDF] Pan-Atlantic Comparison of Deep-Sea Macro-and Megabenthos. Diversity 2023, 15, 814

K Kürzel, S Brix, A Brandt, N Brenke, P Enderlein… - 2023 - researchgate.net
Deep-sea benthic fauna is vital for a well-functioning marine ecosystem but is increasingly
under threat from a changing environment. To monitor and conserve this fauna, an …