Oxygen uptake rate of river sediments and benthic fauna
Provini, A.; Marchetti, R. (1976). Oxygen uptake rate of river sediments and benthic fauna. Boll. Zool. 43: 87-110
In: Bollettino di Zoologia. Mucchi Editore: Pisa. ISSN 0373-4137, more
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Aquatic communities > Benthos
Chemical elements > Nonmetals > Atmospheric gases > Oxygen > Dissolved gases > Dissolved oxygen
Interfaces > Sediment-water interface
Oxygen consumption
Tubificidae d'Udekem, 1855 [WoRMS]
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- Provini, A.
- Marchetti, R.
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| Abstract |
Oxygen uptake rates of both benthal deposits and tubificids can have relevant effects on the oxygen concentration of flowing waters. These effects were evaluated in an especially built apparatus on a continuous-flow basis and with natural sediments. The oxygen uptake rate was independent of sediment depth when this exceeded about 4 cm. The dissolved oxygen in the overlying water affects the oxygen consumption of mud and animals only at concentrations <4 and 2 mg/l respectively. Temperature influences the oxygen uptake of both components according to a coefficient t varying from 0 . 027 to 0 . 110/° C. In muds freed from macro-invertebrates the consumption increase per 1° C is correlated with the oxygen demand of the sediment. The irrigational effect due to the uplifting work of tubificids causes an oxygen consumption increase of the sediment which varies with the animals density and can reach a maximum of 6 to 7 times that of sediments without worms. |
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