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Bioturbation Patterns in the Modern Subaqueous Yellow River Delta and Their Implication for Sedimentary Environment Changes
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Bioturbation is one of the important processes that affect the structure and function of sedimentary environments.The parti-cle mixing and element migration processes caused by bioturbation can interfere with the circulation of matter and the explanation of sedimentary records.Therefore,the quantitative characterization of bioturbation structures in the sedimentary sequence is of great sig-nificance in the field of sedimentology.Estuaries,where fresh and saltwater mix,exhibit high ecological heterogeneity and biodiversity,making them ideal places to explore bioturbation.This paper targets the subaqueous Yellow River Delta to quantitatively characterize bioturbation structures and their spatial distribution patterns using computed tomography(CT)scanning and three-dimensional recon-struction technology.By combining sediment characteristics and sedimentary environment analysis,the main factors affecting bioturba-tion structures are elucidated.The results show that bioturbation structures in the subaqueous Yellow River Delta can be divided into four types based on their morphology:uniaxial type,biaxial type,triaxial type,and multiaxial type.Skolithos,Palaeophycus in the uni-axial type,and Thalassinoides in the multiaxial type are the most developed structures.Different types of bioturbation may be con-structed by trace-making organisms belonging to the same category or functional group.The intensity of bioturbation in this area ranges from 0 to 4%,with a decreasing trend from nearshore to offshore.There is a downward decreasing trend in the intensity of bioturbation overall in the sedimentary cores,with three vertical distribution patterns:exponential decay pattern,fluctuating decay pattern,and impul-sive pattern.The impulsive pattern of bioturbation in a core may indicate the abrupt change in sedimentary environment induced by the Yellow River channel shift in 1996.These results suggest that factors affecting the development of bioturbation include grain size,porosity,consolidation,organic matter content of sediments,and sedimentation rate that is mainly influenced by local hydrodynamic conditions.The environment with clayey silt(average grain size 10 μm)and moderate sedimentation rate(around 0.5 cm yr-1)is the most suitable area for the development of bioturbation in the Yellow River subaqueous delta.
bioturbation structurecomputed tomography image processing3D reconstructionsubaqueous Yellow River Deltasedimentary environment
LIU Xiaohang、FAN Dejiang、ZHANG Xin、ZHANG Wei
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Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences and Technology,MOE,Ocean University of China,Qingdao 266100,China
College of Urban Construction,Heze University,Heze 274000,China
Laboratory for Marine Geology,Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center,Qingdao 266061,China
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