Nutritional Control of Bioturbation in Marine Sediments
Abstract
We focus on the role played by food quality in controlling sediment mixing by benthic animals in coastal sediments. We hypothesize that a threshold level of food abundance controls whether or not significant mixing can occur, that this threshold is driven by protein concentrations, and regional differences in mixing among coastal regions may therefore be explained by differences in protein contents.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA621143
Entities
People
- Lawrence M. Mayer
- Peter A. Jumars
Organizations
- University of Maine