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CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH
卷 113, 期 -, 页码 47-61出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2015.12.009
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Benguela; Benthic remineralization; Oxygen minimum zone; Nutrients
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- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) [BMBF 03F0497A]
The Benguela Upwelling System off Namibia is a region of intensive plankton production. Remineralisation of this biomass frequently causes the formation of an oxygen minimum zone. A part of the organic matter is further deposited on the broad shelf in form of an extensive mudbelt with high TOC concentrations. During February 2011 we retrieved sediment samples from shelf and slope sediment along the Namibian coast to establish fluxes of nutrients, oxygen, and N-2 on the basis of pore water concentrations. In mudbelt sediment, fluxes were estimated as high as 8 mmol NH4+ m(-2) d(-1) and 0.9 mmol PO43- m(-2) d(-1), which is probably attributable to the activity of large sulphur bacteria. Especially phosphate is mobilised from sediment overlain by oxygen deficient bottom water when and where bottom water oxygen concentrations fall below 50 mu mol l(-1). In comparison to nutrient transport by Southern Atlantic Central Water flowing onto the Namibian shelf, benthic nutrient fluxes of the mudbelt contribute less than 5% to the nutrient budget of the shelf. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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