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| Rassmann, Jens; Eitel, Eryn M.; Lansard, Bruno; Cathalot, Cecile; Brandily, Christophe; Taillefert, Martial; Rabouille, Christophe. |
| Estuarine regions are generally considered a major source of atmospheric CO2, as a result of the high organic carbon (OC) mineralization rates in their water column and sediments. Despite this, the intensity of anaerobic respiration processes in the sediments tempered by the reoxidation of reduced metabolites near the sediment–water interface controls the flux of benthic alkalinity. This alkalinity may partially buffer metabolic CO2 generated by benthic OC respiration in sediments. Thus, sediments with high anaerobic respiration rates could contribute less to local acidification than previously thought. In this study, a benthic chamber was deployed in the Rhône River prodelta and the adjacent continental shelf (Gulf of Lion, northwestern Mediterranean) in... |
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| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00600/71163/69492.pdf |
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