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| Fuentes-cid, A.; Chauvet, E.; Etcheber, H.; De-oliveira, E.; Sottolichio, Aldo; Schmidt, S.. |
| The rates of decomposition of oak (Quercus robur) leaves have been examined using litter bags in a very high turbidity macrotidal estuary, the Gironde Estuary (S.W. France). The first experiments show a marked decrease in the decomposition rate of oak leaves at the water-sediment interface (mud-contact: anoxic conditions, reduced physical fragmentation) in comparison to the water column. The results point out the impact of hydrodynamic conditions on leaf litter degradation in such fluvio-estuarine systems. Regarding the aquatic-terrestrial linkage, our observations suggest direct changes in leaf decomposition kinetics and then, a potential delay on the recycling and transport processes of coarse particulate organic matter, especially in a context of... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Decomposition kinetics; Coarse particulate organic matter; Macrotidal estuary. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00470/58187/60703.pdf |
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