Sediment carbon and nutrient fluxes from cleared and intact temperate mangrove ecosystems and adjacent sandflats
Sediment carbon and nutrient fluxes from cleared and intact temperate mangrove ecosystems and adjacent sandflats
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DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.139
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发表时间:
2017-12-01
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Lundquist, Carolyn J.
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作者:
Bulmer, Richard H.;Schwendenmann, Luitgard;Lundquist, Carolyn J.
The loss of mangrove ecosystems is associated with numerous impacts on coastal and estuarine function, including sediment carbon and nutrient cycling. In this study we compared in situ fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the sediment to the atmosphere, and fluxes of dissolved inorganic nutrients and oxygen across the sediment-water interface, in intact and cleared mangrove and sandflat ecosystems in a temperate estuary. Measurements were made 20 and 25 months after mangrove clearance, in summer and winter, respectively.Sediment CO2 efflux was over two-fold higher from cleared than intact mangrove ecosystems at 20 and 25 months after mangrove clearance. The higher CO2 efflux from the cleared site was explained by an increase in respiration of dead root material along with sediment disturbance following mangrove clearance. In contrast, sediment CO2 efflux from the sandflat site was negligible (