Porewater and solid-phase phosphorus geochemistry in surface sediments of sediment core GeoB9510-3, GeoB9518-4 and GeoB9519-6

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Autores principales: Küster-Heins, Kathrin, de Lange, Gert J, Zabel, Matthias
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author Küster-Heins, Kathrin
de Lange, Gert J
Zabel, Matthias
author_facet Küster-Heins, Kathrin
de Lange, Gert J
Zabel, Matthias
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Despite intensive research on the different domains of the marine phosphorus (P) cycle during the last decades, frequently discussed open questions still exist especially on controlling factors for the benthic behaviour of P and its general distribution in sediment-pore water systems. Steady state or the internal balance of all relevant physical and (bio)geochemical processes are amongst the key issues. In this study we present and discuss an extended data set from surface sediments recovered from three locations on the NW African continental slope. Pore water data and results from sequential sediment extractions give clear evidence to the well-known close relationship between the benthic cycles of P and iron. Accordingly, most of the dissolved phosphate must have been released by microbially catalyzed reductive dissolution of iron (oxhydr)oxides. However, rates of release and association of P and iron, respectively, are not directly represented in profiles of element specific sediment compositions. Results from steady-state based transport-reaction modelling suggest that particle mixing due to active bioturbation, or rather a physical net downward transport of P associated to iron (oxyhydr)oxides, is an essential process for the balance of the inspected benthic cycles. This study emphasizes the importance of balancing analytical data for a comprehensive understanding of all processes involved in biogeochemical cycles.
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spellingShingle Porewater and solid-phase phosphorus geochemistry in surface sediments of sediment core GeoB9510-3, GeoB9518-4 and GeoB9519-6
Küster-Heins, Kathrin
de Lange, Gert J
Zabel, Matthias
295; 303; 304; Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; GeoB9510-3; GeoB9518-4; GeoB9519-6; M65/1; MARUM; Meteor (1986); MUC; MultiCorer
Despite intensive research on the different domains of the marine phosphorus (P) cycle during the last decades, frequently discussed open questions still exist especially on controlling factors for the benthic behaviour of P and its general distribution in sediment-pore water systems. Steady state or the internal balance of all relevant physical and (bio)geochemical processes are amongst the key issues. In this study we present and discuss an extended data set from surface sediments recovered from three locations on the NW African continental slope. Pore water data and results from sequential sediment extractions give clear evidence to the well-known close relationship between the benthic cycles of P and iron. Accordingly, most of the dissolved phosphate must have been released by microbially catalyzed reductive dissolution of iron (oxhydr)oxides. However, rates of release and association of P and iron, respectively, are not directly represented in profiles of element specific sediment compositions. Results from steady-state based transport-reaction modelling suggest that particle mixing due to active bioturbation, or rather a physical net downward transport of P associated to iron (oxyhydr)oxides, is an essential process for the balance of the inspected benthic cycles. This study emphasizes the importance of balancing analytical data for a comprehensive understanding of all processes involved in biogeochemical cycles.
title Porewater and solid-phase phosphorus geochemistry in surface sediments of sediment core GeoB9510-3, GeoB9518-4 and GeoB9519-6
topic 295; 303; 304; Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; GeoB9510-3; GeoB9518-4; GeoB9519-6; M65/1; MARUM; Meteor (1986); MUC; MultiCorer
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.736592