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Disintegration of Holothurian fecal pellets in beds of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum

Abstract:

Techniques of the lifetime data repertoire are used for detection of the disintegration pattern of fecal pellets of Holothuria mexicana and Isostichopus badionotus (Echinodermata: Holothuroidae), two deposit-feeders that play an important role in the cycling of nutrients in Thalassia beds. Pellet mounds could have different composition and be exposed to different disintegrating forces resulting in diverse patterns of disintegration. Traditional methods for life-time analysis would have resulted in discarding about half of the data. -from Authors