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| Zilius, Mindaugas; De Wit, Rutger; Bartoli, Marco. |
| Sedimentation of pelagic cyanobacteria in dystrophic freshwater and oligohaline lagoons results in large inputs of labile organic matter (OM) to the benthos. We used an experimental approach to study the short-term impact of such phenomena on the benthic microbial community metabolism and on the nitrogen (N) fluxes across the sediment-water interface. We hypothesized an increase of respiratory activity, including N loss via denitrification and its recycling to the water column. Our results show that the incorporation within sediments of the settled bloom increases benthic bacterial activities. This is coupled to large DON and NH4+ effluxes, and to a comparatively smaller increase of N-2 production, while no significant effects were detected for the benthic... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Cyanobacteria; Organic matter; Sediments; Benthic metabolism; DON; Denitrification. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00354/46504/74457.pdf |
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