Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina)

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, am...

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Authors: Cuadrado, Diana Graciela, Carmona, Noelia Beatriz, Bournod, Constanza Naimé
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Publication Date:2011
Country:Argentina
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Keyword:Benthic Microbiota
Biotic-Physical Sediment Dynamics
Tidal Zone
Extracellular Polymeric Substances
Biostabilization
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina)
title Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina)
spellingShingle 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
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
title_short Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina)
title_full Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina)
title_fullStr Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina)
title_sort Biostabilization of sediments by microbial mats in a temperate siliciclastic tidal flat, Bahia Blanca estuary (Argentina)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cuadrado, Diana Graciela
Carmona, Noelia Beatriz
Bournod, Constanza Naimé
author Cuadrado, Diana Graciela
author_facet Cuadrado, Diana Graciela
Carmona, Noelia Beatriz
Bournod, Constanza Naimé
author_role author
author2 Carmona, Noelia Beatriz
Bournod, Constanza Naimé
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Benthic Microbiota
Biotic-Physical Sediment Dynamics
Tidal Zone
Extracellular Polymeric Substances
Biostabilization
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
topic Benthic Microbiota
Biotic-Physical Sediment Dynamics
Tidal Zone
Extracellular Polymeric Substances
Biostabilization
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
description 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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Cuadrado, 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; 95-101
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spelling 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 Técnicas2024-05-08T14:10:34Zoai: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:34982024-05-08 14:10:35.161CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
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