A process-basedmodelforerosionof Macoma balthica-affectedmudbeds

B.C. van Prooijen; F. Montserrat; P.M.J. Herman

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A process-basedmodelforerosionof Macoma balthica-affectedmudbeds

B.C. van Prooijen, F. Montserrat, P.M.J. Herman

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Modelingtheeffectofbiotaonsedimentdynamicsisadifficulttask.Inthispaperwere-analyze experimentalresultsof Willows etal.(1998) on theeffectsof Macoma balthica on sedimenterosion. A process-basedframeworkisproposed,fullycompatiblewithaphysicaldescriptionoferosionprocesses in caseofnobiogenicinfluences.Thebedisrepresentedbyaflufflayerontopofasubstrate.Acharacteristic featureoftheframeworkisthatthesedimentisrepresentedbyaprobabilitydensitydistributionforthe criticalshearstress,allowingforTypeIandTypeIIerosion. M. balthica increasesthesedimentmassinthe fluff layer.Thisincreaseisdeterminedbyconsideringtheactionradius,theoverlapoffeedingareas,and the feedingrateperanimal.Thecalibratedactionradiusandfeedingratewereintherangeasfoundinthe literature.Thedistributionofsedimentovertheerodibilityclassesandtheerosionrateparameterare hardly influencedatall.Duetooverlappingfeedingareas,theeffectisnon-linearwithdensityofthe animals.Themodelresultsareincloseagreementwiththemeasuredresults,suggestingthatnofurther formulationsofbiologicaleffectsareneededtosimulatetheexperimentsof Willows etal.(1998). In nature,othereffectslikedisruptingthebiofilmbygrazingcanbeofimportanceandshouldbeincludedin a laterstage.Thisstudyemphasizesthecrucialroleofsedimentavailabilityandtheeffectofbiotaonit. This aspectneedsmoreattentioninfutureexperiments.Theproposedmodelturnedouttoworkwellfor the effectsof M. balthica and offersopportunitiestoincludeotherbiogeniceffectsinaprocess-basedway as well.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	527-538
Journal	Continental Shelf Research
Volume	31
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2010.12.008
Publication status	Published - 2011

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A process-basedmodelforerosionof Macoma balthica-affectedmudbeds

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