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Burrowing and ventilation activities of benthic invertebrates can influence water column turbidity, nutrient concentrations, and possibly oxygen balance of lakewide ecosystems. In laboratory experiments, we determined rates of bioturbation-induced suspension of fine Lake Erie sediments caused by the burrowing mayfly Hexagenia of various sizes (lengths 13–28 mm) and multiple densities (70–1,111 larvae/m...