Benthic foraminifera contribution to fjord modern carbon pools: A seasonal study in Adventfjorden, Spitsbergen
Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the amount of organic and inorganic carbon in foraminifera specimens and to provide quantitative data on the contribution of foraminifera to the sedimentary carbon pool in Adventfjorden. The investigation was based on three calcareous species that occu...
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crwiley:10.1111/gbi.12242 2024-06-02T07:54:20+00:00 Benthic foraminifera contribution to fjord modern carbon pools: A seasonal study in Adventfjorden, Spitsbergen Pawłowska, J. Łącka, M. Kucharska, M. Szymańska, N. Koziorowska, K. Kuliński, K. Zajączkowski, M. Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju Suomen Akatemia 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12242 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fgbi.12242 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gbi.12242 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Geobiology volume 15, issue 5, page 704-714 ISSN 1472-4677 1472-4669 journal-article 2017 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12242 2024-05-03T10:48:20Z Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the amount of organic and inorganic carbon in foraminifera specimens and to provide quantitative data on the contribution of foraminifera to the sedimentary carbon pool in Adventfjorden. The investigation was based on three calcareous species that occur commonly in Svalbard fjords: Cassidulina reniforme , Elphidium excavatum and Nonionellina labradorica . Our results show that the species investigated did not contribute substantially to the organic carbon pool in Adventfjorden, because they represented only 0.37% of the organic carbon in the sediment. However, foraminiferal biomass could have been underestimated as it did not include arenaceous or monothalamous taxa. Foraminiferal carbonate constituted up to 38% of the inorganic carbon in the sediment, which supports the assumption that in fjords where non‐calcifying organisms dominate the benthic fauna foraminifera are among the major producers of calcium carbonate and that they play crucial roles in the carbon burial process. The results presented in this study contribute to estimations of changes in foraminiferal carbon levels in contemporary environments and could be an important reference for palaeoceanographic studies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Adventfjorden Svalbard Spitsbergen Wiley Online Library Adventfjorden ENVELOPE(15.515,15.515,78.258,78.258) Svalbard Geobiology 15 5 704 714 |
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Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the amount of organic and inorganic carbon in foraminifera specimens and to provide quantitative data on the contribution of foraminifera to the sedimentary carbon pool in Adventfjorden. The investigation was based on three calcareous species that occur commonly in Svalbard fjords: Cassidulina reniforme , Elphidium excavatum and Nonionellina labradorica . Our results show that the species investigated did not contribute substantially to the organic carbon pool in Adventfjorden, because they represented only 0.37% of the organic carbon in the sediment. However, foraminiferal biomass could have been underestimated as it did not include arenaceous or monothalamous taxa. Foraminiferal carbonate constituted up to 38% of the inorganic carbon in the sediment, which supports the assumption that in fjords where non‐calcifying organisms dominate the benthic fauna foraminifera are among the major producers of calcium carbonate and that they play crucial roles in the carbon burial process. The results presented in this study contribute to estimations of changes in foraminiferal carbon levels in contemporary environments and could be an important reference for palaeoceanographic studies. |
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Pawłowska, J. Łącka, M. Kucharska, M. Szymańska, N. Koziorowska, K. Kuliński, K. Zajączkowski, M. Benthic foraminifera contribution to fjord modern carbon pools: A seasonal study in Adventfjorden, Spitsbergen |
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Pawłowska, J. Łącka, M. Kucharska, M. Szymańska, N. Koziorowska, K. Kuliński, K. Zajączkowski, M. |
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Benthic foraminifera contribution to fjord modern carbon pools: A seasonal study in Adventfjorden, Spitsbergen |
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Benthic foraminifera contribution to fjord modern carbon pools: A seasonal study in Adventfjorden, Spitsbergen |
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Benthic foraminifera contribution to fjord modern carbon pools: A seasonal study in Adventfjorden, Spitsbergen |
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Benthic foraminifera contribution to fjord modern carbon pools: A seasonal study in Adventfjorden, Spitsbergen |
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Benthic foraminifera contribution to fjord modern carbon pools: A seasonal study in Adventfjorden, Spitsbergen |
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benthic foraminifera contribution to fjord modern carbon pools: a seasonal study in adventfjorden, spitsbergen |
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