As the EU's commitment to renewable energy is projected to grow to 20% of energy
generation by 2020, the use of marine renewable energy from wind, wave and tidal …

The globally important nature of wetland ecosystems has led to their increased protection
and restoration as well as their use in engineered systems. Underpinning the beneficial …

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

Recently, a novel mode of sulphur oxidation was described in marine sediments, in which
sulphide oxidation in deeper anoxic layers was electrically coupled to oxygen reduction at …

Dissolved CH 4 concentrations in the Belgian coastal zone (North Sea) ranged between 670
nmol l− 1 nearshore and 4 nmol l− 1 offshore. Spatial variations of CH 4 were related to …

Bottom trawling in shelf seas can occur more than 10 times per year for a given location.
This affects the benthic metabolism, through a mortality of the macrofauna, resuspension of …

Coastal ecosystems are important because of the vital ecosystem functions and services
they provide, but many are threatened by eutrophication and hypoxia. This results in loss of …

Benthic macrofauna are a key component of intertidal ecosystems. Their mobility and
behavior determine processes like nutrient cycling and the biogeomorphic development of …

Objectives The marine benthic nitrogen cycle is affected by both the presence and activity of
macrofauna and the diversity of N-cycling microbes. However, integrated research …

Current concern about biodiversity change associated with human impacts has raised
scientific interest in the role of biodiversity in ecosystem functioning. However, studies on …