Reviews and syntheses: to the bottom of carbon processing at the seafloor

Middelburg, Jack J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-413-2018

Articles | Volume 15, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-413-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-413-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 2

Reviews and syntheses

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19 Jan 2018

Reviews and syntheses | Highlight paper |

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Reviews and syntheses: to the bottom of carbon processing at the seafloor

Jack J. Middelburg

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RC1: 'Review of Middelburg: “Reviews and synthesis: To the bottom of carbon processing at the seafloor”', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Sep 2017
- AC1: 'Response to referee #1', Jack Middelburg, 20 Nov 2017
RC2: 'Review of Middelburg: “Reviews and Synthesis: To the bottom of carbon processing at the seafloor”, by Roberto Danovaro.', Roberto Danovaro, 19 Sep 2017
- AC2: 'Response to referee Roberto Danovaro', Jack Middelburg, 20 Nov 2017
RC3: 'review of Middelburg', Donald E Canfield, 27 Oct 2017
- AC3: 'Response to referee Don Canfield', Jack Middelburg, 20 Nov 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (21 Nov 2017) by Tina Treude

AR by Jack Middelburg on behalf of the Authors (21 Nov 2017) Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (08 Dec 2017) by Tina Treude

AR by Jack Middelburg on behalf of the Authors (10 Dec 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

Organic carbon processing at the seafloor is studied by geologists to better understand the sedimentary record, by biogeochemists to quantify burial and respiration, by organic geochemists to elucidate compositional changes, and by ecologists to follow carbon transfers within food webs. These disciplinary approaches have their strengths and weaknesses. This award talk provides a synthesis, highlights the role of animals in sediment carbon processing and presents some new concepts.