Evidence for suboxic nitrification in recent marine sediments.

Mortimer, R. J. G. and Krom, M. D. and Harris, S. J. and Hayes, P. J. and Davies, I. M. and Davison, William and Zhang, Hao (2002) Evidence for suboxic nitrification in recent marine sediments. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 236 (1). pp. 31-35. ISSN 1616-1599

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Abstract

The classical scheme of biogeochemical zones (BGZ) is known to be an oversimplification of the microbial processes that occur in organic-rich marine sediments. Results from a coupled deployment of pore-water gel probes in Loch Duich, Scotland, provide direct evidence for rapid recycling within the iron reduction (FeR) and sulphate reduction (SR) zones. High resolution pore-water profiles obtained using diffusive equilibrium in thin films (DET) gel probes found a nitrate peak at the boundary between the FeR and SR zones. This non-steady state feature is consistent with recycling of reduced N occurring throughout the FeR zone. Both conventional pore-water iron profiles and results from diffusive gradient in thin films (DGT) probes indicate that iron is solubilised and precipitated in rapid Fe/S recycling reactions throughout the SR zone. The presence of such complex recycling reactions confirms the oversimplification of the classical BGZ scheme.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Marine Ecology Progress Series
Additional Information:
(c)Inter-Research 2002.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? biogeochemical recycling · suboxic nitrification · det · dgtecologyecology, evolution, behavior and systematicsaquatic sciencege environmental sciences ??
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21490
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Deposited On:
15 Jan 2009 11:14
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Yes
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