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Zhimian Cao, Xinting Rao, Yating Li, Qingquan Hong, Lin Wei, Yang Yu, Claudia Ehlert, Bo Liu, Christopher Siebert, Ed C. Hathorne, Zhouling Zhang, Florian Scholz, Sabine Kasten, Martin Frank
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James L. Pinckney, Sarah Zaunbrecher, Susan Lang, Alicia Wilson, Angela Knapp
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CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Vito Cofano, Daniela Mele, Maria Lacalamita, Paola Di Leo, Giovanni Scardino, Barbara Bravo, Francesca Cammarota, Domenico Capolongo
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MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2023)
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David J. Burdige, John P. Christensen
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GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA
(2022)
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Engineering, Environmental
Jiaxin Cheng, Hairong You, Minge Tian, Shaoping Kuang, Shuai Liu, Hui Chen, Xuan Li, Huan Liu, Tao Liu
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PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(2022)
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Engineering, Environmental
Soeun Eo, Sang Hee Hong, Young Kyoung Song, Gi Myung Han, Seongbong Seo, Won Joon Shim
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shasha Song, Isaac R. Santos, Huaming Yu, Faming Wang, William C. Burnett, Thomas S. Bianchi, Junyu Dong, Ergang Lian, Bin Zhao, Lawrence Mayer, Qingzhen Yao, Zhigang Yu, Bochao Xu
Summary: The authors map the global distribution of the mixed layer in coastal ocean sediments, based on a neural network model. These observations reveal that mixing can accelerate organic matter degradation and reduce carbon storage in the coastal ocean.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
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Darci A. Swenson Perger, Ian P. Dwyer, Robert C. Aller, Nils Volkenborn, Christina Heilbrun, Laura M. Wehrmann
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FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sebastiaan J. J. van de Velde, Andrew W. W. Dale, Sandra Arndt
Summary: We developed a model to trace iron isotopes in marine sediments and studied the influence of bioturbation on the isotopic signature of benthic dissolved iron (DFe) flux. The model was fitted with published data, and effective fractionation factors were calibrated to match literature values. Our results showed that higher bioturbation increased the benthic DFe flux and its delta Fe-56 signature for higher oxygen concentrations, but decreased them for lower oxygen concentrations. Bioturbation also increased the sedimentary DFe release and decreased the delta Fe-56 signature on a global scale.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Diego Barcellos, Sebastian S. K. Jensen, Angelo F. Bernardino, Fabricio A. Gabriel, Tiago O. Ferreira, Cintia O. Quintana
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MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Review
Oceanography
David W. Townsend, Neal R. Pettigrew, Maura A. Thomas, Stephen Moore
Summary: We analyzed a 19-year time series of mooring data and in situ nitrate data collected in the Jordan Basin in the Gulf of Maine. The analyses confirmed previous findings that the Gulf of Maine has been warming due to air-sea heat fluxes. The warming is primarily attributed to changes in advective heat fluxes from neighboring shelf and slope regions, leading to a new baseline of warmer temperatures and higher salinities in the Gulf.
PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY
(2023)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
John S. Armstrong-Altrin, Mayla A. Ramos-Vazquez, Jayagopal Madhavaraju, Mario Emilio Marca-Castillo, Maria Luisa Machain-Castillo, Antonio Zoilo Marquez-Garcia
Summary: The provenance of GoM45 and GoM63 core sediments in the deep-sea area of the Gulf of Mexico was analyzed based on their textural, mineralogical, and geochemical variations. The sediments showed low weathering intensity and indicated an oxic depositional environment, consistent with a passive margin setting. The trace element concentrations and Eu anomaly suggested that the sediments were derived from the natural erosion of andesitic and basaltic rocks in the Los Tuxtlas region of the Gulf of Mexico.
APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Prasun Goswami, Nambali Valsalan Vinithkumar, Gopal Dharani
Summary: This study analyzed microplastics (MPs) abundances and characteristics in seafloor sediments from the Arabian and Andaman seas, revealing a widespread occurrence of MPs in the Indian seas. The mean MP concentration in the Arabian Sea was significantly higher than in the Andaman Sea, with fiber being the most dominant shape.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Elena S. Izhitskaya, Alexander V. Egorov, Alexander S. Izhitskiy, Osmar O. Moeller, Peter O. Zavialov
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Limnology
Guodong Song, Sumei Liu, Jing Zhang, Zhuoyi Zhu, Guiling Zhang, Hannah K. Marchant, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Gaute Lavik
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(2021)
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Jordon S. Beckler, Morris E. Jones, Martial Taillefert
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(2015)
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Environmental Sciences
James H. Churnside, Richard D. Marchbanks, Chad Lembke, Jordon Beckler
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Limnology
Jordon S. Beckler, Donald B. Nuzzio, Martial Taillefert
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY-METHODS
(2014)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
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Ecology
N. V. Patin, Z. A. Dietrich, A. Stancil, M. Quinan, J. S. Beckler, E. R. Hall, J. Culter, C. G. Smith, M. Taillefert, F. J. Stewart
Summary: Exploration of oxygen-depleted marine environments has led to the discovery of novel microbial taxa and metabolic capabilities, expanding our understanding of microbial evolution and ecology. The study of Amberjack Hole on the Florida continental shelf revealed stable microbial communities with extensive biochemical capabilities for sulfur and nitrogen cycling. Overall, the blue hole habitat provides a natural marine laboratory for sampling taxa with potentially important roles in redox-stratified microbial processes.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shannon M. Owings, Laurie Brethous, Eryn M. Eitel, Benjamin P. Fields, Anthony Boever, Jordon S. Beckler, Bruno Bombled, Bruno Lansard, Edouard Metzger, Christophe Rabouille, Martial Taillefert
Summary: This study used a reactive transport model to analyze the role of manganese and iron in carbon remineralization in sediment around the Mississippi River mouth. The differential kinetics of manganese and iron redox transformations were found to influence carbon remineralization processes on the continental slope.
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Environmental Sciences
Christophe Rabouille, Bruno Lansard, Shannon M. Owings, Nancy N. Rabalais, Bruno Bombled, Edouard Metzger, Julien Richirt, Eryn M. Eitel, Anthony D. Boever, Jordon S. Beckler, Martial Taillefert
Summary: The study investigated the diagenetic processes in bottom waters of four stations on the continental shelf in the northern Gulf of Mexico influenced by river inputs and seasonal hypoxia. The results showed that oxygen consumption linked to organic matter recycling was significant, but low oxygen conditions did not promote anoxic diagenesis as expected due to a limitation in organic substrate supply.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Correction
Ecology
N. V. Patin, Z. A. Dietrich, A. Stancil, M. Quinan, J. S. Beckler, E. R. Hall, J. Culter, C. G. Smith, M. Taillefert, F. J. Stewart
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Matthew Quinan, Csaba Vazco, Jordon Beckler
Summary: This article introduces a novel design for a sediment-core extruder, which greatly improves core processing efficiency, reduces costs, and ensures reliable results from solid phase and porewater analyses. The extruder has a lightweight, free-standing aluminum structure that is portable and can be adjusted to fit any lab space, providing a comfortable sampling experience for the user.
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Environmental Sciences
Jordon S. Beckler, Ethan Arutunian, Tim Moore, Bob Currier, Eric Milbrandt, Scott Duncan
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(2019)
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DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY
(2017)
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(2017)
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(2007)