NDLI: Relationships between Nutrient Enrichment and Benthic Function: Local Effects and Spatial Patterns

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Author	Abdelrhman, Mohamed A. Cicchetti, Giancarlo
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Eutrophication-induced changes to benthic faunal activities are problems of significant ecological impact, affecting global nutrient budgets as well as local trophic connections. We address the question of how nitrogen loads to estuarine embayments alter the bioturbation activities of benthic fauna. Specifically, we related local benthic activities to calculated local nitrogen concentrations for 22 northeastern US estuaries. These local nitrogen concentrations were derived from the calculated nitrogen loading for the embayment together with the spatial distribution of the local flushing time. Our results showed a maximum bioturbation rate at intermediate nitrogen concentrations or a “hump-shaped” pattern of response. This behavior was evident in all embayments that had a range of concentrations including low, intermediate, and high values. Embayments where sampling did not include this full range did not show this behavior. This work provides methods and guidance to help managers make decisions concerning the effects of nitrogen loading on the activities and well-being of benthic fauna in coastal embayments. The novelty of this approach lies in identifying the response of bioturbation to nitrogen loading in many systems, without costly and time-consuming speciation of benthic fauna, and also in rapidly identifying embayments and aquatic areas with vulnerable fauna. These results are ecologically significant in supporting the hypothesis that benthic organism abundance and activity will peak at mid-levels of nitrogen due to the interplay of food availability and oxygen levels, noting that the critical levels of these factors differ among water bodies.
Starting Page	47
Ending Page	59
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15592723
Journal	Estuaries
Volume Number	35
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15592731
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2011-06-07
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Embayment Nitrogen concentration Estuarine gradient Sediment profile image Redox Potential Discontinuity Hump shape Bioturbation Benthic Nature Conservation Ecology Environment Freshwater & Marine Ecology Coastal Sciences Environmental Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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