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Resolving distribution and controls of terrigenous and marine particulate organic matter across an energetic shelf
Yu-Shih Lin
Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 804201, Taiwan
Marine-Science-Oriented Ocean Technology Implementation Center, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 804201, Taiwan
Shu-Ying Chuang
Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 804201, Taiwan
Yuan-Pin Chang
Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 804201, Taiwan
Chieh-Wei Hsu
Cross College Elite Tech Program, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, 811532, Taiwan
Hui-Ling Lin
Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 804201, Taiwan
James T. Liu
Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 804201, Taiwan
Wei-Jen Huang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 804201, Taiwan
Marine-Science-Oriented Ocean Technology Implementation Center, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 804201, Taiwan
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Rivers and ocean currents mix organic particles from land and sea on shallow shelves, but their shares are uncertain. We measured plant-based chemical markers, carbon fingerprints, and water properties in the northeastern Taiwan Strait to track these particles from surface to seabed. Land-derived carbon is usually minor but becomes important near the seabed and is efficiently exported offshore. Our results help connect present-day particle transport with long-term carbon burial on the seafloor.
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