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Research article
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13 Aug 2021
Research article |
| 13 Aug 2021
| 13 Aug 2021
New insights into large-scale trends of apparent organic matter reactivity in marine sediments and patterns of benthic carbon transformation
Felipe S. Freitas
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Earth Sciences & School of
Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
Cabot Institute for the Environment, University of Bristol, Bristol,
BS8 1UH, United Kingdom
current address: School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol,
Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom
Philip A. Pika
BRIDGE, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol,
Bristol, BS8 1RL, United Kingdom
Biogeochemistry and Earth System Modeling, Geosciences, Environment
and Society Department, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels,
CP160/03 1050, Belgium
current address: Department of Earth Sciences, VU University of
Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Sabine Kasten
Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
Research, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
Faculty of Geosciences, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of
Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Bo B. Jørgensen
Section for Microbiology, Department of Biology, Aarhus University,
8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Jens Rassmann
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE/IPSL,
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ-Université Paris Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Christophe Rabouille
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE/IPSL,
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ-Université Paris Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Shaun Thomas
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10
3AT, United Kingdom
current address: RSR Ltd, Parc Ty Glas, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 5DU,
United Kingdom
Henrik Sass
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10
3AT, United Kingdom
Richard D. Pancost
Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Earth Sciences & School of
Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
Cabot Institute for the Environment, University of Bristol, Bristol,
BS8 1UH, United Kingdom
Sandra Arndt
Biogeochemistry and Earth System Modeling, Geosciences, Environment
and Society Department, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels,
CP160/03 1050, Belgium
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- Total phosphorus records in coastal Antarctic sediments: Burial and evidence of anthropogenic influence on recent input F. Freitas et al. 10.1016/j.marchem.2021.104037
- Biogeochemical consequences of a changing Arctic shelf seafloor ecosystem C. März et al. 10.1007/s13280-021-01638-3
- How the origin of sedimentary organic matter impacts the benthic nutrient fluxes in shallow coastal mudflats L. Jeanneau et al. 10.5802/crgeos.228
- Regional and Global Patterns of Apparent Organic Matter Reactivity in Marine Sediments P. Pika et al. 10.1029/2022GB007636
- Polyester microfiber impacts on coastal sediment organic matter consumption S. Ladewig et al. 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116298
- Benthic Carbon Remineralization and Iron Cycling in Relation to Sea Ice Cover Along the Eastern Continental Shelf of the Antarctic Peninsula M. Baloza et al. 10.1029/2021JC018401
- Subsea permafrost organic carbon stocks are large and of dominantly low reactivity F. Miesner et al. 10.1038/s41598-023-36471-z
- Global Estimates of Biogenic Methane Production in Marine Sediments Using Machine Learning and Deterministic Modeling T. Lee et al. 10.1029/2021GB007248
- Benthic silicon cycling in the Arctic Barents Sea: a reaction–transport model study J. Ward et al. 10.5194/bg-19-3445-2022
- Labrador Coastal Current and productivity variations offshore Nain (Nunatsiavut) during the late Holocene M. Atkinson et al. 10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108790
- Degradation and accumulation of organic matter in euxinic surface sediments J. Li et al. 10.1016/j.gca.2023.12.030
- Sources and Fluxes of Organic Carbon and Energy to Microorganisms in Global Marine Sediments J. Bradley et al. 10.3389/fmicb.2022.910694
- A novel Eulerian model based on central moments to simulate age and reactivity continua interacting with mixing processes J. Rooze et al. 10.5194/gmd-16-7107-2023
- Assessing the impact of the global subsea telecommunications network on sedimentary organic carbon stocks M. Clare et al. 10.1038/s41467-023-37854-6
- Iron Promotes the Retention of Terrigenous Dissolved Organic Matter in Subtidal Permeable Sediments Z. Zhou et al. 10.1021/acs.est.3c09531
- Benthic Organic Matter Transformation Drives pH and Carbonate Chemistry in Arctic Marine Sediments F. Freitas et al. 10.1029/2021GB007187
- Assessing global-scale organic matter reactivity patterns in marine sediments using a lognormal reactive continuum model S. Xu et al. 10.5194/bg-20-2251-2023
- OMEN-SED(-RCM) (v1.1): a pseudo-reactive continuum representation of organic matter degradation dynamics for OMEN-SED P. Pika et al. 10.5194/gmd-14-7155-2021
Latest update: 08 May 2025
Short summary
It remains challenging to fully understand what controls carbon burial in marine sediments globally. Thus, we use a model–data approach to identify patterns of organic matter reactivity at the seafloor across distinct environmental conditions. Our findings support the notion that organic matter reactivity is a dynamic ecosystem property and strongly influences biogeochemical cycling and exchange. Our results are essential to improve predictions of future changes in carbon cycling and climate.
It remains challenging to fully understand what controls carbon burial in marine sediments...
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