Benthic Invertebrate Bioturbation Activity Determines Species Specific Sensitivity to Sediment Contamination

Benthic Invertebrate Bioturbation Activity Determines Species Specific Sensitivity to Sediment Contamination

Bioturbation activity of sediment-dwelling organisms promotes the release of contaminants across the benthic-pelagic ecosystem boundary, thereby affecting the exposure to and uptake of sediment associated contaminants at the sediment-water interface by themselves and the entire community around them...

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Main Authors: Tom V. van der Meer, Milo L. de Baat, Piet F. M. Verdonschot, Michiel H. S. Kraak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
benthic invertebrates
bioturbation
species specific sensitivity
sediment contamination
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2017.00083/full

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