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| Gillis, Lucy G.; Ziegler, Alan D.; Van Oevelen, Dick; Cathalot, Cecile; Herman, Peter M. J.; Wolters, Jan W.; Bouma, Tjeerd J.. |
| Ecosystems in the tropical coastal zone exchange particulate organic matter (POM) with adjacent systems, but differences in this function among ecosystems remain poorly quantified. Seagrass beds are often a relatively small section of this coastal zone, but have a potentially much larger ecological influence than suggested by their surface area. Using stable isotopes as tracers of oceanic, terrestrial, mangrove and seagrass sources, we investigated the origin of particulate organic matter in nine mangrove bays around the island of Phuket (Thailand). We used a linear mixing model based on bulk organic carbon, total nitrogen and delta C-13 and delta N-15 and found that oceanic sources dominated suspended particulate organic matter samples along the... |
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| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00242/35335/33926.pdf |
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