Traits:BlindEndedVentilation

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Blind-ended ventilation

Blind-ended ventilation: Organisms that live in 'I' or 'J' shaped burrows open at only one end where water is drawn through or diffuses out of the sediment e.g. Arenicola marina (adapted from Kristensen et al., 2012).






Definition adapted from Kristensen et al., 2012. What is bioturbation? The need for a precise definition for fauna in aquatic sciences. MEPS 446: 285-302



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Organisms that live in 'I' or 'J' shaped burrows open at only one end where water is drawn through or diffuses out of the sediment e.g. Arenicola marina (adapted from Kristensen et al., 2012). +
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