Particulate organic matter controls benthic microbial N retention and N removal in contrasting estuaries of the Baltic Sea

Bartl, Ines; Hellemann, Dana; Rabouille, Christophe; Schulz, Kirstin; Tallberg, Petra; Hietanen, Susanna; Voss, Maren

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3543-2019

Articles | Volume 16, issue 18

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3543-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3543-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 18

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19 Sep 2019

Research article |

| 19 Sep 2019

Particulate organic matter controls benthic microbial N retention and N removal in contrasting estuaries of the Baltic Sea

Ines Bartl, Dana Hellemann, Christophe Rabouille, Kirstin Schulz, Petra Tallberg, Susanna Hietanen, and Maren Voss

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RC1: 'manuscript comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Nov 2018
- AC1: 'response to comment of referee#1', Ines Bartl, 05 Dec 2018
RC2: 'Review comments on “Particulate organic matter controls benthic microbial N retention and N removal in contrasting estuaries of Baltic Sea” by Bartl et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Dec 2018
- AC2: 'response to comments of referee#2', Ines Bartl, 16 Jan 2019

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

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (12 Mar 2019) by Aninda Mazumdar

AR by Ines Bartl on behalf of the Authors (30 Apr 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (09 May 2019) by Aninda Mazumdar

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (05 Jul 2019)

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (14 Jul 2019) by Aninda Mazumdar

AR by Ines Bartl on behalf of the Authors (31 Jul 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Aug 2019) by Aninda Mazumdar

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (19 Aug 2019)

ED: Publish as is (21 Aug 2019) by Aninda Mazumdar

AR by Ines Bartl on behalf of the Authors (23 Aug 2019)

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Irrespective of variable environmental settings in estuaries, the quality of organic particles is an important factor controlling microbial processes that facilitate a reduction of land-derived nitrogen loads to the open sea. Through the interplay of biogeochemical processing, geomorphology, and hydrodynamics, organic particles may function as a carrier and temporary reservoir of nitrogen, which has a major impact on the efficiency of nitrogen load reduction.