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Zitierlink DOI
10.26092/elib/45

Transformation processes of nitrogen, phosphorus and iron in sub-euphotic waters and surface sediments

Veröffentlichungsdatum
2013-11-20
Autoren
Sokoll, Sarah  
Betreuer
Kuypers, Marcel M. M.  
Gutachter
Zabel, Matthias  
Zusammenfassung
In the ocean, concentrations and ratios of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and iron (Fe) determine primary production. In upwelling regions, nutrient-rich deep waters fuel this primary production. Knowledge of nutrient transformation processes in deep waters is still scarce. Therefore N-removal via denitrification and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) as well as P and Fe transformation processes were investigated. In the Arabian Sea up to 50% of N-loss was due to benthic N-removal, emphasizing the high potential of sediments to contribute to the N-deficit in the water column. In sandy permeable sediments off Mauritania, denitrification rates correlated with sediment grain size, indicating a strong relationship between benthic denitrification rates and advective porewater transport. On the shelf off Mauritania and Namibia, P-uptake was investigated in sub-euphotic waters and found to be largely biologically driven. In conclusion, transformation processes determine concentration and bioavailability of nutrients in the sub-euphotic water column and sediments and may eventually have an impact on the primary production in the surface ocean.
Schlagwörter
nitrogen loss

; 

phosphate uptake

; 

nutrient cycling

; 

sediment

; 

benthic boundary layer

; 

upwelling regions

; 

oxygen minimum zones

; 

stable isotopes

; 

radiotracers

; 

nirS functional genes
Institution
Universität Bremen  
Fachbereich
Fachbereich 05: Geowissenschaften (FB 05)  
Dokumenttyp
Dissertation
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Englisch
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