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Dredging-induced turbid plumes affect bio-irrigation and biogeochemistry in sediments inhabited by Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766)
Mestdagh, S.; Ysebaert, T.; Moens, T.; Van Colen, C. (2020). Dredging-induced turbid plumes affect bio-irrigation and biogeochemistry in sediments inhabited by Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766). ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 77(3): 1219-1226. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsy122
In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. Academic Press: London. ISSN 1054-3139; e-ISSN 1095-9289, meer
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| Trefwoorden |
Chemistry > Geochemistry > Biogeochemistry
Dredging
Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) [WoRMS]
Marien/Kust |
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bio-irrigation, SSC, suspension feeding |
| Abstract |
Building man-made structures in coastal seas are often preceded by dredging operations, inducing turbid plumes of suspended sediment. To study the effects of such high-concentration sediment plumes on the suspension-feeding polychaete Lanice conchilega, a laboratory experiment was performed, in which individuals of L. conchilega were exposed to natural seawater with a suspended sediment concentration (SSC) of ∼ 0.3 g l−1 and treatments with elevated SSC of 5 and 1 g l−1, representing concentrations in a dredging plume at the moment of sediment release and after initial dilution, respectively. We measured clearance rates of sediment particles, biogeochemical fluxes, and bio-irrigation. While clearance rates and nitrite efflux significantly increased in both treatments with elevated SSC compared with the control, bio-irrigation increased at 1 g l−1 but was lowest at 5 g l−1. It is suggested that piston pumping is intensified under intermediate concentrations to remove sediment, but ceases under high concentrations are due to sediment ingestion. By transporting oxygen into the sediment, bio-irrigation enhances aerobic microbial processes, among which nitrification. We conclude that short-term extreme suspended sediment concentrations can have a significant impact on the biogeochemistry of the seabed through changes in behaviour of L. conchilega. |
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