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Benthic Processes and the Burial of Carbon

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Ocean Biogeochemistry

Part of the book series: Global Change — The IGBP Series (closed) ((GLOBALCHANGE))

Abstract

A major goal of the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) has been to understand the export of carbon from the surface ocean to the deep sea, a process which removes carbon from the active exchange with the atmosphere for long periods of time. Deep-sea sediments are the final sink of organic matter which is not degraded in the water column nor at the water-sediment interface. This interface is a physical boundary collecting and concentrating sinking particulate organic matter from fine debris to dead whales and consequently supports a fairly active benthic community. The level of biotic activity, the rates of remineralization, and last, but not least, the amount of material buried and preserved in the sediment, all depend on the mass flux and the composition of the material reaching the sea floor. As will be shown in this chapter, the connection between the surface ocean and the seafloor is not a simple one. However, the integration of signals at the sea floor allows conclusions to be drawn about upper ocean processes which go beyond the period of direct observation.

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