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| Blanchard, Gérard F; Sauriau, Pg; Cariou-le Gall, Valerie; Gouleau, D; Garet, Mj; Olivier, F. |
| Resuspension of the top few sediment layers of tidal mud flats is known to enhance planktonic biomass of microbiota (benthic diatoms and bacteria). This process is mainly controlled by tidal shear stress and cohesiveness of mud, and is also influenced by bioturbation activities. Laboratory experiments in a race track flume were performed to test the interactive effects of these factors on both the critical entrainment and resuspension kinetics of microbiota from silt-clay sediments from the Marennes-Oleron Bay, France. The marine snail Hydrobia ulvae was used to mimic surface bioturbation activities. As expected, the kinetics of microbial resuspension versus shear stress were largely controlled by the cohesiveness of silt-clay sediments. However, our... |
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Palavras-chave: Microphytobenthos; Bacteria; Resuspension; Bioturbation; Hydrobia ulvae; Shear velocity; Sediment cohesiveness; Flume experiment. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00337/44789/44480.pdf |
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