Complex sublinear burrows in the deep sea may be constructed by amphipods
Abstract Trails, burrows, and other “life traces” in sediment provide important evidence for understanding ecology—both of the maker and of other users—and behavioral information often lacking in inaccessible ecosystems, such as the deep sea or those that are already extinct. Here, we report novel s...
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crwiley:10.1002/ece3.9867 2024-06-02T08:04:22+00:00 Complex sublinear burrows in the deep sea may be constructed by amphipods Brandt, Angelika Chen, Chong Tandberg, Anne Helene S. Miguez‐Salas, Olmo Sigwart, Julia D. Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9867 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.9867 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ece3.9867 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ecology and Evolution volume 13, issue 3 ISSN 2045-7758 2045-7758 journal-article 2023 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9867 2024-05-06T06:55:10Z Abstract Trails, burrows, and other “life traces” in sediment provide important evidence for understanding ecology—both of the maker and of other users—and behavioral information often lacking in inaccessible ecosystems, such as the deep sea or those that are already extinct. Here, we report novel sublinear rows of openings in the abyssal plains of the North Pacific, and the first plausible hypothesis for a maker of these constructions. Enigmatic serial burrows have now been recorded in the Pacific and Atlantic deep sea. Based on image and specimen evidence, we propose that these Bering Sea excavations represent amphipod burrows, while the maker of the previously known Mid‐Atlantic Ridge constructions remains undetermined. We propose that maerid amphipods could create the Pacific burrows by eating–digging horizontally below the surface along a nutrient‐rich layer in the sediment, making the serial openings above them as they go, for conveniently removing excavated sediment as the excavation progresses. These striking structures contribute to local biodiversity, and their maker could be considered a deep‐sea ecosystem engineer. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bering Sea Wiley Online Library Bering Sea Burrows ENVELOPE(163.650,163.650,-74.300,-74.300) Mid-Atlantic Ridge Pacific Ecology and Evolution 13 3 |
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Abstract Trails, burrows, and other “life traces” in sediment provide important evidence for understanding ecology—both of the maker and of other users—and behavioral information often lacking in inaccessible ecosystems, such as the deep sea or those that are already extinct. Here, we report novel sublinear rows of openings in the abyssal plains of the North Pacific, and the first plausible hypothesis for a maker of these constructions. Enigmatic serial burrows have now been recorded in the Pacific and Atlantic deep sea. Based on image and specimen evidence, we propose that these Bering Sea excavations represent amphipod burrows, while the maker of the previously known Mid‐Atlantic Ridge constructions remains undetermined. We propose that maerid amphipods could create the Pacific burrows by eating–digging horizontally below the surface along a nutrient‐rich layer in the sediment, making the serial openings above them as they go, for conveniently removing excavated sediment as the excavation progresses. These striking structures contribute to local biodiversity, and their maker could be considered a deep‐sea ecosystem engineer. |
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Brandt, Angelika Chen, Chong Tandberg, Anne Helene S. Miguez‐Salas, Olmo Sigwart, Julia D. Complex sublinear burrows in the deep sea may be constructed by amphipods |
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Brandt, Angelika Chen, Chong Tandberg, Anne Helene S. Miguez‐Salas, Olmo Sigwart, Julia D. |
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Complex sublinear burrows in the deep sea may be constructed by amphipods |
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Complex sublinear burrows in the deep sea may be constructed by amphipods |
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Complex sublinear burrows in the deep sea may be constructed by amphipods |
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Complex sublinear burrows in the deep sea may be constructed by amphipods |
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Complex sublinear burrows in the deep sea may be constructed by amphipods |
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complex sublinear burrows in the deep sea may be constructed by amphipods |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9867 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.9867 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ece3.9867 |
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