“…Meiofauna is also known to stimulate microbial development and EPS secretion , but the combined effect of meiofauna and macrofauna on biostabilisation has still to be characterised. Analysing how different types of organisms and stabilising mechanisms interact to modulate both the development and functioning of microbial communities may help in understanding the properties determining sediment stability and the ecosystem function of habitat stabilisation (Gingold et al, 2011;Paterson et al, 2009). …”