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|CSDMS meeting abstract presentation=Macrobenthic species that live within or on top of estuarine sediments can destabilize local mud deposits through bioturbating activities. The resulting enhanced sediment availability will affect large-scale morphological change. We numerically model two contrasting bioturbating species by means of our novel literature-based eco-morphodynamic model. We find significant effects on local mud accumulation and bed elevation change leading to a large-scale reduction in deposited mud. In turn, the species-dependent mud content redefines their habitat and constricted species abundances. Combined species runs reveal a new ecological feedback facilitating survival of the dominant species as a result of combined eco-engineering activity.
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 14 July 2020

CSDMS 2020 Webinars


CSDMS Summer Science Series II: Modelling of interactions between bioturbation and mud distribution reveals effects on large-scale estuarine morphology



Muriel Bruckner

Utrecht University, Netherlands
m.z.m.bruckner@uu.nl


Abstract
Macrobenthic species that live within or on top of estuarine sediments can destabilize local mud deposits through bioturbating activities. The resulting enhanced sediment availability will affect large-scale morphological change. We numerically model two contrasting bioturbating species by means of our novel literature-based eco-morphodynamic model. We find significant effects on local mud accumulation and bed elevation change leading to a large-scale reduction in deposited mud. In turn, the species-dependent mud content redefines their habitat and constricted species abundances. Combined species runs reveal a new ecological feedback facilitating survival of the dominant species as a result of combined eco-engineering activity.



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Of interest for:
  • Coastal Working Group
  • Ecosystem Dynamics Focus Research Group
  • Coastal Vulnerability Initiative