Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina)
- Autores
- Cuadrado, Diana Graciela; Carmona, Noelia Beatriz; Bournod, Constanza Naimé
- Año de publicación
- 2011
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- inglés
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- Extensive microbial mats have been found in the siliciclastic tidal flats of the temperate Bahía Blanca estuary in the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Several microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) occur especially in the upper intertidal and lower supratidal flats, among which the most conspicuous are erosional pockets, gas domes, microbial mat chips, and polygonal oscillation cracks. Biostabilization processes by epibenthic and endobenthic mats are also analyzed. Endobenthic mats occur in the upper intertidal area stabilizing ripples that despite the occurrence of severe storms persist in a fixed position for at least 2 months. Epibenthic mats occurring in the lower supratidal area also protect the substrate forming a thick microbial cover through the studied period. This thick cover was only affected by a strong storm that formed areas with erosional pockets and mat pieces. Nevertheless, the loose sediment within the erosional pockets was quickly colonized by microorganisms that developed a thin biofilm layer after a week. Changes in sediment accumulation were also recorded all over the upper tidal flat during a year, showing an important increase due to bioturbation activities of crabs. This situation also affected microbial mat growth, which evolved from a thin microbial biofilm into a thick, stratified microbial mat community in almost 2 years, mainly in the lower supratidal areas. The results of this study not only help us to better characterize the complex interactions between the microorganisms forming microbial mats, the tidal-flat sediment and the physical parameters that control this setting, but also have important implications for the understanding of analogous fossil sedimentary successions.
Fil: Cuadrado, Diana Graciela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina
Fil: Carmona, Noelia Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina
Fil: Bournod, Constanza Naimé. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina - Materia
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Benthic Microbiota
Biotic-Physical Sediment Dynamics
Tidal Zone
Extracellular Polymeric Substances
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Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina)Cuadrado, Diana GracielaCarmona, Noelia BeatrizBournod, Constanza NaiméBenthic MicrobiotaBiotic-Physical Sediment DynamicsTidal ZoneExtracellular Polymeric SubstancesBiostabilizationhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Extensive microbial mats have been found in the siliciclastic tidal flats of the temperate Bahía Blanca estuary in the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Several microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) occur especially in the upper intertidal and lower supratidal flats, among which the most conspicuous are erosional pockets, gas domes, microbial mat chips, and polygonal oscillation cracks. Biostabilization processes by epibenthic and endobenthic mats are also analyzed. Endobenthic mats occur in the upper intertidal area stabilizing ripples that despite the occurrence of severe storms persist in a fixed position for at least 2 months. Epibenthic mats occurring in the lower supratidal area also protect the substrate forming a thick microbial cover through the studied period. This thick cover was only affected by a strong storm that formed areas with erosional pockets and mat pieces. Nevertheless, the loose sediment within the erosional pockets was quickly colonized by microorganisms that developed a thin biofilm layer after a week. Changes in sediment accumulation were also recorded all over the upper tidal flat during a year, showing an important increase due to bioturbation activities of crabs. This situation also affected microbial mat growth, which evolved from a thin microbial biofilm into a thick, stratified microbial mat community in almost 2 years, mainly in the lower supratidal areas. The results of this study not only help us to better characterize the complex interactions between the microorganisms forming microbial mats, the tidal-flat sediment and the physical parameters that control this setting, but also have important implications for the understanding of analogous fossil sedimentary successions.Fil: Cuadrado, Diana Graciela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; ArgentinaFil: Carmona, Noelia Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; ArgentinaFil: Bournod, Constanza Naimé. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; ArgentinaElsevier Science2011-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/20602Cuadrado, Diana Graciela; Carmona, Noelia Beatriz; Bournod, Constanza Naimé; Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina); Elsevier Science; Sedimentary Geology; 237; 1-2; 2-2011; 95-1010037-0738CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2011.02.008info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0037073811000625info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:22:34Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/20602instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:22:35.126CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina) |
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Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina) |
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Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina) Cuadrado, Diana Graciela Benthic Microbiota Biotic-Physical Sediment Dynamics Tidal Zone Extracellular Polymeric Substances Biostabilization |
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Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina) |
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Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina) |
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Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina) |
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Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina) |
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Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina) |
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Cuadrado, Diana Graciela Carmona, Noelia Beatriz Bournod, Constanza Naimé |
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Cuadrado, Diana Graciela |
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Cuadrado, Diana Graciela Carmona, Noelia Beatriz Bournod, Constanza Naimé |
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Carmona, Noelia Beatriz Bournod, Constanza Naimé |
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Benthic Microbiota Biotic-Physical Sediment Dynamics Tidal Zone Extracellular Polymeric Substances Biostabilization |
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Benthic Microbiota Biotic-Physical Sediment Dynamics Tidal Zone Extracellular Polymeric Substances Biostabilization |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Extensive microbial mats have been found in the siliciclastic tidal flats of the temperate Bahía Blanca estuary in the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Several microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) occur especially in the upper intertidal and lower supratidal flats, among which the most conspicuous are erosional pockets, gas domes, microbial mat chips, and polygonal oscillation cracks. Biostabilization processes by epibenthic and endobenthic mats are also analyzed. Endobenthic mats occur in the upper intertidal area stabilizing ripples that despite the occurrence of severe storms persist in a fixed position for at least 2 months. Epibenthic mats occurring in the lower supratidal area also protect the substrate forming a thick microbial cover through the studied period. This thick cover was only affected by a strong storm that formed areas with erosional pockets and mat pieces. Nevertheless, the loose sediment within the erosional pockets was quickly colonized by microorganisms that developed a thin biofilm layer after a week. Changes in sediment accumulation were also recorded all over the upper tidal flat during a year, showing an important increase due to bioturbation activities of crabs. This situation also affected microbial mat growth, which evolved from a thin microbial biofilm into a thick, stratified microbial mat community in almost 2 years, mainly in the lower supratidal areas. The results of this study not only help us to better characterize the complex interactions between the microorganisms forming microbial mats, the tidal-flat sediment and the physical parameters that control this setting, but also have important implications for the understanding of analogous fossil sedimentary successions. Fil: Cuadrado, Diana Graciela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina Fil: Carmona, Noelia Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina Fil: Bournod, Constanza Naimé. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina |
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Extensive microbial mats have been found in the siliciclastic tidal flats of the temperate Bahía Blanca estuary in the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Several microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) occur especially in the upper intertidal and lower supratidal flats, among which the most conspicuous are erosional pockets, gas domes, microbial mat chips, and polygonal oscillation cracks. Biostabilization processes by epibenthic and endobenthic mats are also analyzed. Endobenthic mats occur in the upper intertidal area stabilizing ripples that despite the occurrence of severe storms persist in a fixed position for at least 2 months. Epibenthic mats occurring in the lower supratidal area also protect the substrate forming a thick microbial cover through the studied period. This thick cover was only affected by a strong storm that formed areas with erosional pockets and mat pieces. Nevertheless, the loose sediment within the erosional pockets was quickly colonized by microorganisms that developed a thin biofilm layer after a week. Changes in sediment accumulation were also recorded all over the upper tidal flat during a year, showing an important increase due to bioturbation activities of crabs. This situation also affected microbial mat growth, which evolved from a thin microbial biofilm into a thick, stratified microbial mat community in almost 2 years, mainly in the lower supratidal areas. The results of this study not only help us to better characterize the complex interactions between the microorganisms forming microbial mats, the tidal-flat sediment and the physical parameters that control this setting, but also have important implications for the understanding of analogous fossil sedimentary successions. |
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