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Examples of irrigation rate of Nereis virens, N. diversicolor and Arenicola marina. Results are presented both as individual rates [(g worm) h-1] and as population rates (m2 d-1). The abbreviations (ns) and (s) indicate non-suspension-feeding and suspension-feeding N. diversicolor.[9,28] |
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Density/m-2 |
Individual/ml g-1 h-1 |
Population/1 m-2 d-1 |
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| N. virens |
600 |
21–62 |
60–180 |
| N. diversicolor (ns) |
600 |
200–250 |
580–720 |
| N. diversicolor (s) |
600 |
450–500 |
2600–2900 |
| A. marina |
50 |
10–13 |
120–160 |
Kristensen Geochemical Transactions 2001 2:92 doi:10.1186/1467-4866-2-92 |
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