Carbon Processing at the Seafloor

2019/01/01 by Jack J. Middelburg · 47 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · Chemistry · Engineering · #Marine and coastal plant biology #Marine and coastal ecosystems #Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies #Organic matter #Total organic carbon #Carbon fibers #Seafloor spreading #Degradation (telecommunications) #Environmental science #Environmental chemistry #Geology #Earth science #Oceanography #Chemistry #Materials science #Engineering #Organic chemistry

paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-10822-9_4

published in SpringerBriefs in earth system sciences, 57-75 (Springer Nature (Netherlands))

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Abstract

Globally most of the organic carbon delivered to sediments (~90%) is degraded because organic carbon burial is low (~0.2–0.4 Pg C y −1 ) and mainly occurs in rapidly accumulating coastal sediments. In this chapter, we will first discuss organic matter delivery to the sediments, then the processes and organisms involved in organic matter degradation and close with a discussion of factors governing organic carbon burial.

Citations

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