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Sediment release of dissolved organic matter to the oxygen minimum zone off Peru
Alexandra N. Loginova
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
now at: Institute of Oceanology of Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland
Andrew W. Dale
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Frédéric A. C. Le Moigne
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, UM110, Aix Marselle Université, CNRS, IRD, 13288, Marseille, France
Sören Thomsen
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
LOCEAN-IPSL, IRD/CNRS/Sorbonnes Universites (UPMC)/MNHN, Paris, France
Stefan Sommer
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
David Clemens
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Klaus Wallmann
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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We measured dissolved organic carbon (DOC), nitrogen (DON) and matter (DOM) optical properties in pore waters and near-bottom waters of the eastern tropical South Pacific off Peru. The difference between diffusion-driven and net fluxes of DOC and DON and qualitative changes in DOM optical properties suggested active microbial utilisation of the released DOM at the sediment–water interface. Our results suggest that the sediment release of DOM contributes to microbial processes in the area.
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