Bioturbation of sediments by benthic macroinvertebrates and fish and its implication for pond ecosystems: a review

0394554 - BÚ 2014 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Adámek, Z. - Maršálek, Blahoslav
Bioturbation of sediments by benthic macroinvertebrates and fish and its implication for pond ecosystems: a review.
Aquaculture International. Roč. 21, č. 1 (2013), s. 1-17. ISSN 0967-6120. E-ISSN 1573-143X
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Keywords : benthic macroinverttebrates * benthivorous fish * bottom-water interface * nutrient cycling * pond management
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics
Impact factor: 0.960, year: 2013

Bioturbation of bottom sediments at the sediment-water interface is currently gaining more attention in studies dealing with the functioning of aquatic ecosystems. Such bioturbation can be caused by a variety of benthic macroinvertebrates or benthivorous fish that forage and burrow various bottom tubes, holes and pits. Thus, the processes involved may either be a result of direct interception by benthic animals, e.g., through bioresuspension of particles or through food ingestion and biodeposition, or of other indirect effects, e.g., changes in the physical properties of sediments or through the constructions mentioned above, along with corresponding changes in pond ecosystem functioning. The most distinct effect of benthivorous fish bioturbation activities is an increase in the turbidity of the water, which can lead to many subsequent knock-on effects, including inhibition of phytoplankton and submersed macrophyte growth with resulting alterations in physico-chemical water conditions. The importance of benthic macroinvertebrates and fish in bioturbation processes is also indicated by an increase in the numbers of resting cyanobacterial colonies recruited due to bioturbation of bottom sediments.
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