De Deckere, E.M.G.T. and Tolhurst, T.J. and Brouwer De, J.F.C. (2001) Destabilization of cohesive intertidal sediments by infauna. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 53, 665-669. ISSN 0272-7714.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/ecss.2001.0811
Abstract
Bioturbation activity was reduced in four plots on an intertidal mudflat in the Humber estuary (UK) during 4 days, by spraying the sediment with an insecticide, namely vydate. Macrofaunal, especially Nereis diversicolor and oligochaeta, and meiofaunal densities decreased, while the diatom biomass did not change. This resulted in a 300% increase in sediment stability, caused by a reduction in bioturbation and grazing pressure and a decrease in the water content [KEYWORDS: sediment stability, benthos, erosion, intertidal flats, Humber]
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