I am curious about the micro-environment within the burrows of polychaetes and other macrobenthic infauna. Particularly I'm interested to know if anybody knows of any references quantifying the ammonia excretion or its concentrations within worm burrows.
Hello William here are a few papers which may help!
Aller RC (1983) The importance of the diffusive permeability of animal burrow linings in determining marine sediment chemistry. Journal of Marine Research 41:299-322
Aller RC, Aller JY (1998) The effect of biogenic irrigation intensity and solute exchange on diagenetic reaction rates in marine sediments. Journal of Marine Research 56:905-936
Biles C, Paterson D, Ford R, Solan M, Raffaelli D (1999) Bioturbation, ecosystem functioning and community structure. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 6:999-1005
Bulling MT, Solan M, Dyson KE, Hernandez-Milian G, Luque P, Pierce GJ, Raffaelli D, Paterson DM, White PC (2008) Species effects on ecosystem processes are modified by faunal responses to habitat composition. Oecologia 158:511-520
Caliman A, Carneiro LS, Leal JJ, Farjalla VF, Bozelli RL, Esteves FA (2013) Biodiversity effects of ecosystem engineers are stronger on more complex ecosystem processes. Ecology 94:1977-1985
Christensen B, Vedel A, Kristensen E (2000) Carbon and nitrogen fluxes in sediment inhabited by suspension-feeding (Nereis diversicolor) and non-suspension-feeding (N. virens) polychaetes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 192:203-217
Coelho FJ, Rocha RJ, Pires AC, Ladeiro B, Castanheira JM, Costa R, Almeida A, Cunha Â, Lillebø AI, Ribeiro R (2013) Development and validation of an experimental life support system for assessing the effects of global climate change and environmental contamination on estuarine and coastal marine benthic communities. Global Change Biology 19:2584-2595
Hiittel M (1990) Influence of the lugworm Arenicola marina on porewater nutrient profiles of sand flat sediments. Marine Ecology Progress Series 62:241-248
Khalid R, Patrick W, Gambrell R (1978) Effect of dissolved oxygen on chemical transformations of heavy metals, phosphorus, and nitrogen in an estuarine sediment. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science 6:21-35
Needham HR, Pilditch CA, Lohrer AM, Thrush SF (2011) Context-specific bioturbation mediates changes to ecosystem functioning. Ecosystems 14:1096-1109
Pelegri S, Blackburn T (1994) Bioturbation effects of the amphipod Corophium volutator on microbial nitrogen transformations in marine sediments. Marine Biology 121:253-258
Pelegri S, Blackburn T (1994) Bioturbation effects of the amphipod Corophium volutator on microbial nitrogen transformations in marine sediments. Marine Biology 121:253-258
Quintana CO, Kristensen E, Valdemarsen T (2013) Impact of the invasive polychaete Marenzelleria viridis on the biogeochemistry of sandy marine sediments. Biogeochemistry 115:95-109
Rysgaard S, Christensen P, Nielsen L (1995) Seasonal variation in nitrification and denitrification in estuarine sediment colonized by benthic microalgae and bioturbating infauna. MEPS 126:111-121
Thanks Travis for your input.
I will check out the papers you suggest (I have read some of them). The problem is there is little information about nutrient concentrations in the immediate vicinity of a worm burrow. Most studies are focussed on the broad biogeochemcial fluxes (which makes sense as these are the main indicators of ecosystem functioning).
Hello William
I think I see what you are saying! Check out these papers, a few of them are the same as the list above, but they are all I have on nitrogen and sediments!
Aller JY, Aller RC (1986) Evidence for localized enhancement of biological associated with tube and burrow structures in deep-sea sediments at the HEEBLE site, western North Atlantic. Deep Sea Research Part a Oceanographic Research Papers 33:755-790
Christensen B, Vedel A, Kristensen E (2000) Carbon and nitrogen fluxes in sediment inhabited by suspension-feeding (Nereis diversicolor) and non-suspension-feeding (N. virens) polychaetes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 192:203-217
Flecker A (1996) Ecosystem engineering by a dominant detritivore in a diverse tropical stream. Ecology 77:1845-1854
Hiittel M (1990) Influence of the lugworm Arenicola marina on porewater nutrient profiles of sand flat sediments. Marine Ecology Progress Series 62:241-248
Khalid R, Patrick W, Gambrell R (1978) Effect of dissolved oxygen on chemical transformations of heavy metals, phosphorus, and nitrogen in an estuarine sediment. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science 6:21-35
McLachlan A (1978) A quantitative analysis of the meiofauna and the chemistry of the redox potential discontinuity zone in a sheltered sandy beach. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science 7:275-290
Pelegri S, Blackburn T (1994) Bioturbation effects of the amphipod Corophium volutator on microbial nitrogen transformations in marine sediments. Marine Biology 121:253-258
Pelegri S, Blackburn T (1994) Bioturbation effects of the amphipod Corophium volutator on microbial nitrogen transformations in marine sediments. Marine Biology 121:253-258
Rysgaard S, Christensen P, Nielsen L (1995) Seasonal variation in nitrification and denitrification in estuarine sediment colonized by benthic microalgae and bioturbating infauna. MEPS 126:111-121
Valdemarsen T, Kristensen E, Holmer M (2010) Sulfur, carbon, and nitrogen cycling in faunated marine sediments impacted by repeated organic enrichment. Marine Ecology Progress Series 400:37-53
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