The cycling and oxidation pathways of organic carbon were investigated at a single shallow water estuarine site in Trinity Bay, Texas, the uppermost lobe of Galveston Bay, during November 2000. Radio-isotopes were used to estimate sediment mixing and accumulation rates, and benthic chamber and pore water measurements were used to determine sediment-water exchange fluxes of oxygen, nutrients and metals, and infer carbon oxidation rates.
Revised: February 7, 2011 |
Published: August 8, 2007
Citation
Warnken K.W., P.H. Santschi, K.A. Roberts, and G.A. Gill. 2007.The cycling and oxidation pathways of organic carbon in a shallow estuary along the Texas Gulf Coast.Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 76, no. 1:69-84.PNNL-SA-77541.doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2007.06.010