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| Bouchet, Vincent; Sauriau, Pierre-guy; Debenay, J.p.; Mermillod-blondin, F; Schmidt, S; Amiard, J.c.; Dupas, B. |
| We investigated the influence of bioturbation by macrofauna on the vertical distribution of living (stained) benthic foraminifera in marine intertidal sediments. We investigated the links between macrofaunal bioturbation and foraminiferal distribution, by sampling from stations situated on a gradient of perturbation by oyster-farming, which has a major effect on benthic faunal assemblages. Sediment cores were collected on the French Atlantic coast, from three intertidal stations: an oyster farm, an area without oysters but affected by oyster biodeposits, and a control station. Axial tomodensitometry (CT-scan) was used for three-dimensional visualization and two-dimensional analysis of the cores. Biogenic structure volumes were quantified and compared... |
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Palavras-chave: Macrofauna; Living foraminifera; Interspecific interaction; CT scan; Bioturbating modes; Biogenic structures. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6146.pdf |
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| Debenay, J.p.; Della Patrona, Luc; Herbland, Alain; Goguenheim, H. |
| This study was carried out in shrimp ponds from New Caledonia, in order to determine the cause of the exceptional proportion of abnormal tests (FAI) (often >50%, sometimes >80%). FAI was positively correlated to the quantity of easily oxidized material (EOM) deposited on the bottom of the ponds and to the sediment oxygen demand, and negatively correlated to redox. These results suggest that a very high FAI is a potential indicator for great accumulations of native organic matter, leading to a high sediment oxygen demand. When studying ancient sediments in core samples, exceptional abundances of abnormal tests may indicate periods of high accumulation of EOM, and therefore of oxygen depletion. This finding should help in better management of... |
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Palavras-chave: SW Pacific; Bioindicators; Organic matter; Shrimp ponds; Deformations; Foraminifera. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6955.pdf |
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