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  • ...f gelatinous layer. The colonies use this slime layer to temporarily store organic material formed by photosynthesis during the day. This provides the cells w
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  • #Coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM) #Organic suspended solids or [[detritus]] (OSS)
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  • ====Persistent organic pollutants==== Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) include a wide range of substances: industrial chemicals
    26 KB (3,940 words) - 16:24, 20 February 2024
  • ...lves. Most of these organisms are deposit-feeders, feeding on particles of organic matter in the sediment. Filter-feeders are not abundant because there is le ...ing from the water above. It consists of fecal pellets, dead organisms and organic debris. There are several ways to capture [[detritus]] such as tentacles,
    11 KB (1,602 words) - 18:32, 22 February 2021
  • ...ater degradation culminated due to the continuous increase of nutrient and organic mater inputs. The level of wastewater treatment, especially in the upstream
    8 KB (1,173 words) - 11:43, 4 February 2021
  • Another part of the waste products consists of CO<sub>2</sub>, dissolved organic carbon and various soluble nutrients (e.g. ammonia and phosphate) which are ...milate dissolved inorganic nutrients from the water, while bivalves filter organic suspended particles which can be left-over feed or phytoplankton from the e
    46 KB (6,591 words) - 18:12, 4 May 2024
  • ...others such as water pollution in particular with heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, nutrients from agriculture and oil, in marine and coastal areas
    11 KB (1,683 words) - 13:58, 27 December 2020
  • ...nclude significant decreases in organic matter content (up to 52%), slower organic carbon turnover ( approx. 37%), and reduced meiofauna abundance (80%), biod
    33 KB (4,853 words) - 13:29, 1 February 2024
  • ...action caused by groundwater extraction, oil/gas mining and/or drainage of organic soils.
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  • Microalgae are the major producers of [[Biomass|biomass]] and organic compounds in the aquatic environment. Among the marine microalgae there are
    10 KB (1,507 words) - 21:32, 1 September 2020
  • ...pth. This is related to oxygen consumption by microbial mineralization of organic matter sinking out of the photic zone (see [[Nutrient conversion in the mar
    11 KB (1,818 words) - 15:48, 27 February 2021
  • ...water where collapse of peat soil is caused by microbial mineralization of organic matter<ref>Hutchings, A.M., Antler. G., Wilkening, J.V., Basu, A., Bradbury Soils with a high percentage of fine soft sediments (clay, organic material) cannot bear much weight. Sea dikes built on such soils cannot the
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  • ...exposed hard and steep substrate and strong bottom currents that transport organic matter from the continental shelf to the deep sea<ref>De Leo, F. C., Smith, ...]'' has been shown to incorporate everything from dissolved and particular organic carbon to algal biomass to small zooplankton.
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  • ...nt to avoid cell shrinkage or dilatation. Osmolytes are usually low-weight organic molecules such as sugars, amino acids or methylamines. ...he intracellular osmotic pressure usually occurs through the production of organic osmolytes.
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  • ...surface water. Due to slow water renewal in the bottom layer together with organic matter mineralization, the bottom layer is generally deprived of oxygen.
    760 bytes (112 words) - 15:45, 5 October 2021
  • ...ed 'upwelling' and is very important for enrichment of surface waters with organic matter and nutrients. Upwelling zones are characterized by a very rich mari
    17 KB (2,486 words) - 15:39, 3 May 2021
  • {{Definition|title=Respiration|definition=A chemical process whereby organic matter is oxidized by organisms, releasing energy and <math>CO_2</math> <re
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  • ...xide and oxygen, and produce sugar, sulfur, and water. Other bacteria make organic matter by reducing sulfide or by oxidizing methane. The bacteria are prey t
    6 KB (983 words) - 00:03, 25 February 2021
  • ...ame=RV></ref>. Gas formation (methane) due to the anaerobic degradation of organic material can contribute to the loss of stability of the sediment layer on t
    28 KB (4,414 words) - 12:41, 25 April 2024
  • ...egions annually accumulate pollution, including [[Portal:Ecotox|Persistent Organic Pollutants]] (POPs), which have been discharged from industry and agricultu
    23 KB (3,524 words) - 17:38, 22 December 2020

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