Mud-burrowing megafauna of the Clyde Sea Area
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biological Sciences
- Vol. 90, 351-361
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s026972700000508x
Abstract
Synopsis: Underwater television, remote photography and SCUBA diving have revealed that Clyde Sea Area sublittoral muds are extensively bioturbated by megafaunal species that construct conspicuous burrows. These species arc mainly decapod crustaceans and fish, each with a characteristic burrow configuration and optimum horizon for excavation. Burrow structures have been revealed by resin casting and densities and distributions have been studied using camera and SCUBA techniques. Burrowing behaviour has been investigated by field and laboratory studies, while physiological studies of some species have shown respiratory adaptations to the burrowing mode of life. Megafaunal burrowing appears to be an important determinant of benthic community structure.This publication has 31 references indexed in Scilit:
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