Journal of the korean society of oceanography
- Volume 32 Issue 3
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- Pages.103-111
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- 1997
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- 1225-1283(pISSN)
The Partitioning of Organic Carbon Cycle in Coastal Sediments of Kwangyang Bay
- Han, Myung-Woo (Department of Oceanography, Inha University) ;
- Lee, In-Ho (Department of Oceanography, Inha University) ;
- Kim, Kee-Hyun (Department of Oceanography, Inha University) ;
- Noh, Il (Department of Environmental Science, Korea Maritime University)
- Published : 1997.09.30
Abstract
Biogeochemical cycling of organic carbon is quantitatively partitioned in terms of 1) flux to the ocean bottom, 2) benthic utilization at or near the sediment-water interface, 3) remineralization and 4) burial within sediments, by making an independent determination for each component process from a single coastal site in Kwangyang Bay. The partitioning suggests that the benthic utilization at or near the sediment-water interface is the major mode of organic carbon cycling at the site. The benthic utilization takes 61.8% (441.6 gCm
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