Seasonal and topographic variations in porewaters of a southeastern USA salt marsh as revealed by voltammetric profiling†

نویسندگان

  • David C Bull
  • Martial Taillefert
چکیده

We report electrochemical profiles from unvegetated surficial sediments of a Georgia salt marsh. In creek bank sediments, the absence of Sigma H2S or FeSaq and the presence of Fe(III)-organic complexes suggest that Mn and Fe reduction dominates over at least the top ca. 5 cm of the sediment column, consistent with other recent results. In unvegetated flats, accumulation of Sigma H2S indicates that SO42- reduction dominates over the same depth. A summer release of dissolved organic species from the dominant tall form Spartina alterniflora, together with elevated temperatures, appears to result in increased SO42- reduction intensity and hence high summer concentrations of Sigma H2S in flat sediments. However, increased bioturbation and/or bioirrigation seem to prevent this from happening in bank sediments. Studies of biogeochemical processes in salt marshes need to take such spatial and temporal variations into account if we are to develop a good understanding of these highly productive ecosystems. Furthermore, multidimensional analyses are necessary to obtain adequate quantitative pictures of such heterogeneous sediments.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Geochemical Transactions

دوره 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001