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Pascal, P.y.; Dupuy, C; Richard, P; Rzeznik-orignac, J; Niquil, Nathalie. |
The fate of the benthic bacterial biomass is a topic of major importance in understanding how softbottom environments function. Because of their high abundance, production and nutritional value, benthic bacteria may constitute an important food resource for benthic fauna. The trophic role of bacteria for a nematode community on the Brouage mudflat (Marennes-Ole´ron-France), dominated by three species: Chromadora macrolaima (64% of the abundance), Daptonema oxycerca (15%) and Ptycholaimellus jacobi (8%), was determined in grazing experiments using 15N pre-enriched bacteria. On intertidal flats, seasonal, tidal and circadian cycles induce strong variations in environmental conditions. Grazing experiments were performed in order to measure the effects of... |
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Palavras-chave: Mudflat; Environmental factor; Grazing; Bacteria; Nematode. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4295.pdf |
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Pascal, P.y.; Dupuy, C; Richard, P; Niquil, N. |
The majority of sediment dweller foraminifera are deposit feeders. They use their pseudopodia to gather sediment with associated algae, organic detritus and bacteria. Uptake of bacteria by foraminifera have been observed but rarely quantified. We measured uptake of bacteria by the common foraminifera Ammonia tepida using 15N pre-enriched bacteria as tracers. In intertidal flats, seasonal, tidal and circadian cycles induce strong variations in environmental parameters. Grazing experiments were performed in order to measure effects of abiotic (temperature, salinity and irradiance) and biotic (bacterial and algal abundances) factors on uptake rates of bacteria. In mean conditions, A. tepida grazed 78 pgC ind-1 h-1 during the first eight hours of incubation,... |
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Palavras-chave: Trophoecology; Prey abundance; Mudflat; Grazing; Foraminifera; Environmental factor; Bacteria. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4298.pdf |
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