Contrasting Effects of an Alien Worm on Benthic N Cycling in Muddy and Sandy Sediments
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sampling Procedure and Sediment Characterization
2.2. Incubation Setup and Measurement of Benthic Fluxes
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Sedimentary Features
3.2. Benthic Fluxes Along Increasing Sparganophilus tamesis Biomass
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mincio | Cazaux-Sanguinet | |
---|---|---|
NH4+ (µM) | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 3.6 ± 0.1 |
NO3− (µM) | 160.7 ± 5.6 | 1.5 ± 0.1 |
NO2− (µM) | 3.7 ± 0.3 | 0.4 ± 0.1 |
Sediment typology | Muddy | Sandy |
Density (g cm−3) | 1.34 ± 0.08 | 1.83 ± 0.09 |
Porosity | 0.77 ± 0.04 | 0.36 ± 0.05 |
Organic matter content (%) | 9.20 ± 0.70 | 0.11 ± 0.03 |
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Benelli, S.; Bartoli, M.; Ribaudo, C.; Fano, E.A. Contrasting Effects of an Alien Worm on Benthic N Cycling in Muddy and Sandy Sediments. Water 2019, 11, 465. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030465
Benelli S, Bartoli M, Ribaudo C, Fano EA. Contrasting Effects of an Alien Worm on Benthic N Cycling in Muddy and Sandy Sediments. Water. 2019; 11(3):465. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030465
Chicago/Turabian StyleBenelli, Sara, Marco Bartoli, Cristina Ribaudo, and Elisa Anna Fano. 2019. "Contrasting Effects of an Alien Worm on Benthic N Cycling in Muddy and Sandy Sediments" Water 11, no. 3: 465. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030465