نبذة مختصرة : The link between benthic macrofauna and bacterial communities was assessed with two different approaches: (1) an experimental approach at the individual scale, focused on the effects of behaviour and bioturbation of the deposit feeder polychaete Melinna palmata on the bacteria lcommunity distribution on the very sediment-water interface; (2) an in situ approach at the scale of the community, focused on the correlation between spatial distribution patterns of the two biological compartments. Melinna palmata belongs to a new functional group of bioturbation described for the first time: surface conveyor. Its use allowed determining that prospection and egestion induced a significant change of bacterial communities on the sediment-water interface. This link was influenced by organic matter enrichment while influencing its fate. In a second part, the link between spatial distribution patterns of the communities was assessed in situ in the West-Gironde mud patch. Both macrofauna and bacteria changed along a gradient of organic matter quantity and quality and of particles size described in this system. However, the correlation between matrices was not statistically significant and needs to be more developed. ; Le lien entre la macrofaune et les communautés bactériennes benthiques a été déterminé selon deux approches : (1) une approche expérimentale à l’échelle de l’individu ciblée sur les effets de l’activité et de la bioturbation du polychète déposivore de surface Melinna palmata sur la distribution des communautés bactériennes des premiers millimètres de l’interface eau-sédiment ; (2) une approche in situ à l’échelle de la communauté de mise en corrélation des patrons spatiaux de distribution des communautés de macrofaune et de bactéries.Melinna palmata appartient à un nouveau groupe fonctionnel de bioturbation décrit pour la première fois, convoyeur de surface. L’utilisation de ce nouveau modèle biologique a permis de mettre en évidence que les activités de prospection et d’égestions modifient significativement la ...
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