Nutrient Extraction Through Bivalves

摘要: Ecosystem services provided by marine bivalves in relation to nutrient extraction from the coastal environment have gained increased attention mitigate adverse effects of excess loading human activities, such as agriculture and sewage discharge. These activities damage ecosystems require action local, regional, national environmental management. Marine filter particles like phytoplankton, thereby transforming particulate organic matter into bivalve tissue or larger faecal pellets that are transferred benthos. Nutrient takes place through two different pathways: (i) harvest/removal – returning nutrients back land; (ii) denitrification proximity dense aggregations, leading loss nitrogen atmosphere. Active use for may include a number secondary on ecosystem, filtration material. This leads partial transformation particulate-bound dissolved via excretion enhanced mineralization In this chapter, concepts presented discussed cycling additional enhancing communities. addition, methods valorise evaluated. Examples calculations value presented.