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The Fate of Terrestrial Organic Carbon in the Marine Environment
Abstract
Understanding the fate of terrestrial organic carbon (C org ) delivered to oceans by rivers is critical for constraining models of biogeochemical cycling and Earth surface evolution. C org fate is dependent on both intrinsic characteristics (molecular structure, matrix) and the environmental conditions to which fluvial C org is subjected. Three distinct patterns are evident on continental margins supplied by rivers: (a) high-energy, mobile muds with enhanced oxygen exposure and efficient metabolite exchange have very low preservation of both terrestrial and marine C org (e.g., Amazon subaqueous delta); (b) low-energy facies with extreme accumulation have high C org preservation (e.g., Ganges-Brahmaputra); and (c) small, mountainous river systems that sustain average accumulation rates but deliver a large fraction of low-reactivity, fossil C org in episodic events have the highest preservation efficiencies. The global patterns of terrestrial C org preservation reflect broadly different roles for passive and active margin systems in the sedimentary C org cycle.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Blair, N. E., & Aller, R. C.
- Affiliations
- Northwestern University (US)
- Stony Brook University (US)
- Venue
- Annual Review of Marine Science
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2012-01-15
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 401-423
- ISSN
- 1941-0611 (ISSN-L)
- 1941-1405
- OpenAlex
- W2125501690
- Cited by
- 751
- References
- 120
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annual Review of Marine Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine Plankton and Biogeochemistry
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Earth-Surface Processes › Geological formations and processes
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Keywords
- terrestrial organic carbon, organic carbon preservation, continental margin, subaqueous delta, Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, biogeochemical cycles, organic matter reactivity
- MeSH terms
- Carbon, Environment, Oceans and Seas, Geologic Sediments, Carbon Cycle
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