The seabed plays a key role in the marine carbon cycle as a) the terminal location of aerobic
oxidation of organic matter, b) the greatest anaerobic bioreactor, and c) the greatest …

Organic carbon in marine sediments is a critical component of the global carbon cycle, and
its degradation influences a wide range of phenomena, including the magnitude of carbon …

The term 'bioturbation'is frequently used to describe how living organisms affect the
substratum in which they live. A closer look at the aquatic science literature reveals …

The benthic fauna in mangrove forests is usually dominated by burrowing sesarmid
(Grapsidae) and fiddler crabs (Ocypodidae). They are herbivores that retain, bury, macerate …

The burial of marine sourced organic carbon (OC) in continental margin sediments is most
commonly linked to oceanographic regulation of bottom-water oxygenation (anoxia) and/or …

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) significantly contributes to nitrogen loss in
freshwater ecosystems. The sediment-water interface (SWI), known as a “hot spot” for …

The importance of different functional traits of macrobenthos in benthic processes of the
Southern Bight of the North Sea was investigated to estimate the effects of density declines …

Seasonal oxygen depletion (hypoxia) in coastal bottom waters can lead to the release and
persistence of free sulfide (euxinia), which is highly detrimental to marine life. Although …

To the public at large, the phylum Nematoda is mostly known by its pathogenic species,
causing some of the most infectious diseases in humans and animals and more crop losses …

Sediments play a key role in the marine nitrogen cycle and can act either as a source or a
sink of biologically available (fixed) nitrogen. This cycling is driven by a number of microbial …