Patterns of carbon processing at the seafloor : the role of faunal and microbial communities in moderating carbon flows

Acknowledgements. The authors would like to thank Eva-Maria Zetsche, Val Johnson, Owen McPherson, Caroline Gill, and Gwylim Lynn for assistance with the Ythan sand flat fieldwork, and Matthew Schwartz, Rachel Jeffreys, Kate Larkin, Andy Gooday, and Christine Whitcraft for assistance with the Loch Etive fieldwork. Jonathan Carrivick created Fig. 1. The work was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council and the Netherlands Earth System Science Center. We would also like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their comments which helped to improve the manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD