Articles | Volume 19, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1723-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1723-2022
Research article
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24 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 24 Mar 2022

Aqueous system-level processes and prokaryote assemblages in the ferruginous and sulfate-rich bottom waters of a post-mining lake

Daniel A. Petrash, Ingrid M. Steenbergen, Astolfo Valero, Travis B. Meador, Tomáš Pačes, and Christophe Thomazo

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on bg-2021-253', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 Nov 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on bg-2021-253', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Dec 2021
  • RC3: 'Comment on bg-2021-253', Alexandra Phillips, 15 Dec 2021
  • AC4: 'Comment on bg-2021-253', Daniel A. Petrash, 12 Jan 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (16 Jan 2022) by Denise Akob
AR by Daniel A. Petrash on behalf of the Authors (31 Jan 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (15 Feb 2022) by Denise Akob
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Short summary
We spectroscopically evaluated the gradients of dissolved C, N, S, Fe and Mn in a newly formed redox-stratified lake. The lake features an intermediate redox state between nitrogenous and euxinic conditions that encompasses vigorous open sulfur cycling fuelled by the reducible Fe and Mn stocks of the anoxic sediments. This results in substantial bottom water loads of dissolved iron and sulfate. Observations made in this ecosystem have relevance for deep-time paleoceanographic reconstructions.
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