Sedimentation and the distribution of organic matter in a sub-Antarctic marine bay

Platt, Howard M.. 1979 Sedimentation and the distribution of organic matter in a sub-Antarctic marine bay. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science, 9 (1). 51-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/0302-3524(79)90006-9

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Abstract/Summary

The annual rate of sediment accumulation and the proportion due to resuspension in a sheltered sub-Antarctic bay has been deduced from sediment trap experiments and vertical profiles of organic matter in the sea bed. A dry weight sediment accumulation of 2·8 × 103 gm−2year−1 is suggested with an organic input of 60 g carbon m−2year−1. Seasonal variations in sedimentation are associated with winds and land runoff. Residual organic matter in deep sediment profiles reflect the recent history of pollution in the area and provides a means of dating the sediments.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/0302-3524(79)90006-9
ISSN:	03023524
Date made live:	25 Sep 2019 08:45 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525189

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/0302-3524(79)90006-9

ISSN:

03023524

Date made live:

25 Sep 2019 08:45 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525189