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Benthic activities such as feeding, burrow construction, and locomotion significantly affect the distribution and rate of organic matter decomposition (Aller, 1982; 1988; Aller and Aller, 1986; Aller and Yingst, 1985; Andersen and Kristensen, 1988; Kristensen, 1988; Kristensen and Blackburn, 1987); for instance, the capture of organic-rich particles by the protoplasma net of foraminiferans, the transport of freshly sedimented organic particles into deeper sediment layers by bioturbation, and the accumulation of organic matter in the digestive tract of organisms all cause organic matter degradation to be concentrated at special sites in the sediment.
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Köster, M., Jensen, P., Meyer-Reil, LA. (1991). Hydrolytic Activities of Organisms and Biogenic Structures in Deep-Sea Sediments. In: Chróst, R.J. (eds) Microbial Enzymes in Aquatic Environments. Brock/Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3090-8_19
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