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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4183-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4183-2019
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Research article
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06 Nov 2019
Research article |
| 06 Nov 2019
| 06 Nov 2019
Organic-carbon-rich sediments: benthic foraminifera as bio-indicators of depositional environments
Elena Lo Giudice Cappelli
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St
Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9AL, Scotland, UK
Jessica Louise Clarke
School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St
Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9AL, Scotland, UK
School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University,
Newcastle, NE1 7RU, UK
Craig Smeaton
School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St
Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9AL, Scotland, UK
Keith Davidson
Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute,
Oban, PA37 1QA, Scotland, UK
William Edward Newns Austin
School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St
Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9AL, Scotland, UK
Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute,
Oban, PA37 1QA, Scotland, UK
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Short summary
Fjords are known sinks of organic carbon (OC); however, little is known about the long-term fate of the OC stored in these sediments. The reason for this knowledge gap is the post-depositional degradation of OC. This study uses benthic foraminifera (microorganisms with calcite shells) to discriminate between post-depositional OC degradation and actual OC burial and accumulation in fjordic sediments, as foraminifera would only preserve the latter information in their assemblage composition.
Fjords are known sinks of organic carbon (OC); however, little is known about the long-term fate...
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