Interactions Between Macro- and Microorganisms in Marine Sediments
Coastal and Estuarine Studies
1. Auflage Januar 2005
390 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Coastal and Estuarine Studies, Volume 60.
Interactions between macroorganisms (benthic fauna and macrophytes) and the biogeo-chemistry and microbiology of aquatic sediments have proved essential for the functioning of most benthic marine ecosystems. While our knowledge of the biogeochemical consequences of macrobiological activity has grown considerably during the last two decades, the feedback mechanisms and physicochemical forces controlling the abundance and diversity of benthic animals and plants still elude definitive analysis. In order to clarify the state of the science and provide a framework for future research, we present in this volume a synthesis of latest developments in research on interactions between animals, plants, and microorganisms in marine sedimentary environments (including intertidal areas, continental shelves, deep-sea sediments, and cold seeps). Of particular importance are the new experimental (field studies, laboratory experiments) and theoretical (modeling) approaches, which we also discuss.
Erik Kristensen, Ralf R. Haese, and Joel E. Kostka
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1. Introduction
E. Kristensen, R. R. Haese, and J. E. Kostka 1
Plant-Microorganism-Sediment Interactions
2 Interactions Between Benthic Macroalgal and Microalgal
Mats
Kristina Sundbiick and Karen McGlathery 7
3 Plant-Microbe Interactions in Seagrass Meadows
Carlos M. Duarte, Marianne Holmer, and Ntiria Marba
31
4 Belowground Interactions Among Salt Marsh Plants and
Microorganisms
Charles R. Lovell 61
5 Mangrove-Microbe-Soil Relations
Daniel M. Alongi 85
Animal-Microorganism-Sediment Interactions
6 Biogenic Particle Reworking and Bacterial-Invertebrate
Interactions in Marine Sediments
M. Solan and B. D. Wigham 105
7 Macrofaunal Burrows and Irrigation in Marine Sediment:
Microbiological and Biogeochemical Interactions
E. Kristensen and J. E. Kostka 125
8 BiogeochemicalC onsequences of Infaunal Activities
Yoko Furukawa 159
Macro- and Microorganism Interactions and the Structuring of
Benthic Communities
9 Interactions Between Microorganisms and Intertidal Plant
Communities
J.P. Bakker, T. J. Bouma, and H. J. van Wijnen
179
10 Seagrass Rhizosphere Microbial Communities
Richard Devereux 199
11 Setting Diversity and Community Structure in Subtidal
Sediments: The Importance of Biological Disturbance
S. Widdicombe and M. C. Austen 217
12 Plant-Animal-Microbe Interactions in Coastal Sediments:
Closing the Ecological Loop
Roberta L. Marinelli and George G. Waldbuster 233
Deep-Sea Communities of Macro- and Microorganisms
13 Allochthonous Deep-Sea Benthic Communities: Functioning and
Forcing
Olaf Pfannkuche 251
14 Interactions Between Fluid Flow, Geochemistry, and
Biogeochemical Processes at Methane Seeps
W. Ziebis and R. R. Haese 267
15 Biotic Interactions and Feedback Processesin Deep-Sea
Hydrothermal Vent Ecosystems
R. J. Ldveilld, C. Levesque, and S. K. Juniper 299
Models of Interactions Between Macro- and Microorganisms
16 Modelling Mixing and Diagenesis
Bernard P. Boudreau 323
17 Incorporating Ecological and Biogeochemical Information Into
Irrigation Models
Carla M. Koretsky, Christof Meile, and Philippe Van
Cappellen 341
18 Modelling Biological Interactions in Aquatic Sediments as
Coupled Reactive Transport
Filip J. R. Meysman, Oleksiy S. Galaktionov, Stepbane Madani,
and Jack J. Middelburg 359
