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Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1713-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1713-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
Research article
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04 May 2023
Research article |  | 04 May 2023

High metabolism and periodic hypoxia associated with drifting macrophyte detritus in the shallow subtidal Baltic Sea

Karl M. Attard, Anna Lyssenko, and Iván F. Rodil

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Aquatic plants produce a large amount of organic matter through photosynthesis that, following erosion, is deposited on the seafloor. In this study, we show that plant detritus can trigger low-oxygen conditions (hypoxia) in shallow coastal waters, making conditions challenging for most marine animals. We propose that the occurrence of hypoxia may be underestimated because measurements typically do not consider the region closest to the seafloor, where detritus accumulates.
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