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Effects of Macrobenthos on the Chemical Diagenesis of Freshwater Sediments

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Animal-Sediment Relations

Part of the book series: Topics in Geobiology ((TGBI,volume 100))

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In this chapter the effects of macrobenthos on chemical changes in sediments occurring during and after burial (i.e., chemical diagenesis) will be considered. The importance of sediments to the biogeochemical cycling of materials is well known (Mortimer, 1941, 1942, 1971; Lee, 1970). Freshwater sediments act as both a source and a sink for biologically important materials such as phosphorus, carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and silicon. Furthermore, sediments are known to play an active role in regulating cycles of trace metals, radionuclides, and xenobiotics (Jones and Bowser, 1978). Because of this, knowledge of the chemical diagenesis of sediments is essential to an understanding of materials cycling in freshwater environments.

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Fisher, J.B. (1982). Effects of Macrobenthos on the Chemical Diagenesis of Freshwater Sediments. In: McCall, P.L., Tevesz, M.J.S. (eds) Animal-Sediment Relations. Topics in Geobiology, vol 100. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1317-6_4

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