Can the bioturbation activity of the fiddler crab Minuca rapax modify the distribution of microplastics in sediments?

Fiddler crabs are known as "eco-engineers" who maintain habitat health through sediment bioturbation. They regularly interact with microplastics (MPs) due to their contact with the sediment. In this study we compared MPs concentration between burrows and pellets resulting from bioturbation...

• Main Author: Vellosa Capparelli, Mariana (author)
• Other Authors: Martínez Colón, Michael (author), Lucas Solis, Oscar Enrique (author), Valencia Castañeda, Gladys (author), Celis-Hernández, Omar (author), Ávila, Enrique (author), Massaine Moulatlet, Gabriel (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Bioturbation pellets; Microplastic bioaccumulation; Minuca rapax; Sediment reworking; Top-down effect
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113798; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/578