Assertion: suspended sediment | /r/CapableOf | alter trophic structure
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text: Further, suspended sediments can reduce dissolved oxygen and alter the trophic structure, which can cause the following: a reduction in planktonic and periphytic food sources; increased stress levels which can reduce feeding, growth rates; increased energetic costs; and lower immune system response to viral and bacterial infections (Redding et al. 1987; Shaw and Richardson 2001; Sutherland and Meyer 2007).