Patterns of carbon processing at the seafloor: the role of faunal and microbial communities in moderating carbon flows

Marine sediments, particularly those located in estuarine and coastal zones, are key locations for the burial of organic carbon (C). However, organic C delivered to the sediment is subjected to a range of biological C-cycling processes, the rates and relative importance of which vary markedly betwee...

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Main Authors: C. Woulds, S. Bouillon, G. L. Cowie, E. Drake, J. J. Middelburg, U. Witte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-08-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/4343/2016/bg-13-4343-2016.pdf