INTRODUCTION
SinceNewell's(1965)studyofcoprophagybyHydrobiaulvaeandMacomabalthica,there hasbeen
considerable speculation on thenutritional significance(to detritivores)andchemical natureofdetrital
nitrogen.Newel1(1965)noted thatfreshlyegested
fecalpellets,originallylow in nitrogen, becamemore
nitrogen-enrichedasmicrobial colonizationofthepellets proceeded.Therelatively protein-richbacterial
cellswere assumedtoaccountfortheincreasein%N
andtobethesourceofnutritiontothedetritivores.
Subsequent studiesconfirmedthatbothnitrogencontentandmicrobialpopulation increasewith timein
detritus derivedfromamphipodfecalpellets(Hargrave,1970a,b) andfromcoastal macrophytes (Fellet
al.,1975; HarrisonandMann,1975;Roman,1977).
Becausethe nitrogencontentoffoodisgenerally
regardedas animportant indicatorofnutritionalvalue
(Russell-Hunter,1970;BoydandGoodyear,1971)and
because thenitrogen contentofdetritusisgenerally
low,theimportanceofmicrobial'aging'inenhancing
'Present address:Dept.ofGeological SciencesandEnvironmental Studies, StateUniversityofNewYork,Binghamton,
NewYork13901.USA
OInter-Resea
INTRODUCTIONSinceNewell's(1965)studyofcoprophagybyHydrobiaulvaeandMacomabalthica,there hasbeenconsiderable speculation on thenutritional significance(to detritivores)andchemical natureofdetritalnitrogen.Newel1(1965)noted thatfreshlyegestedfecalpellets,originallylow in nitrogen, becamemorenitrogen-enrichedasmicrobial colonizationofthepellets proceeded.Therelatively protein-richbacterialcellswere assumedtoaccountfortheincreasein%Nandtobethesourceofnutritiontothedetritivores.Subsequent studiesconfirmedthatbothnitrogencontentandmicrobialpopulation increasewith timeindetritus derivedfromamphipodfecalpellets(Hargrave,1970a,b) andfromcoastal macrophytes (Felletal.,1975; HarrisonandMann,1975;Roman,1977).Becausethe nitrogencontentoffoodisgenerallyregardedas animportant indicatorofnutritionalvalue(Russell-Hunter,1970;BoydandGoodyear,1971)andbecause thenitrogen contentofdetritusisgenerallylow,theimportanceofmicrobial'aging'inenhancing'Present address:Dept.ofGeological SciencesandEnvironmental Studies, StateUniversityofNewYork,Binghamton,NewYork13901.USAOInter-Resea
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ของ SinceNewell (1965) studyofcoprophagybyHydrobiaulvaeandMacomabalthica มี hasbeen
การเก็งกำไรมากเกี่ยวกับความสำคัญ thenutritional (เพื่อ detritivores) ทางเคมี natureofdetrital
nitrogen.Newel1 (1965) ตั้งข้อสังเกต thatfreshlyegested
fecalpellets, originallylow ในไนโตรเจน becamemore
colonizationofthepellets ไนโตรเจน enrichedasmicrobial proceeded.Therelatively โปรตีน richbacterial
cellswere assumedtoaccountfortheincreasein% ไม่มี
andtobethesourceofnutritiontothedetritivores .
studiesconfirmedthatbothnitrogencontentandmicrobialpopulation ภายหลัง increasewith timein
derivedfromamphipodfecalpellets เศษซาก (Hargrave, 1970a, b) การ andfromcoastal macrophytes (Fellet
อัล, 1975. HarrisonandMann 1975; โรมัน 1977).
Becausethe nitrogencontentoffoodisgenerally
regardedas indicatorofnutritionalvalue animportant
(Russell-Hunter, 1970; BoydandGoodyear, 1971) และ
เนื่องจาก thenitrogen contentofdetritusisgenerally
ต่ำ theimportanceofmicrobial'aging'inenhancing
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