Table 2

Examples of annual particle reworking rates by Nereis diversicolor and Arenicola marina. Results are presented both as volume of sediment m-2 and as depth of sediment reworked[19,52]



Reworking




Species
Density/ind. m-2
Volume/1 m-2 y-1
Depth/cm y-1

N. diversicolor
1000
7
0.7
A. marina
40–80
170–400
17–40

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