Figure 19.

Decay constants (k) for the mineralization of ¹⁴C labelled Fucus serratus detritus. Labile and refractory detritus were deposited at the surface (Surf.) and in subsurface (Sub.) sediment of defaunated and Nereis diversicolor bioturbated microcosms held at 15°C (Mikkelsen and Kristensen[62]).